Person-centred care for tuberculosis affected households
Examining the prevalence of modifiable TB risk factors and other chronic conditions among household contacts and review of interventions aimed at addressing their vulnerabilities.
Tuberculosis-affected households have syndemic vulnerability, reflecting a concentration of and interactions between multiple biomedical, psychosocial, and structural determinants of health. Traditional approaches to tuberculosis screening do not address pre-existing risks. In this symposium we will explore recent research findings on the multiple impacts of tuberculosis on members of affected households, and discuss how programmers, policy makers and funding agencies can support person-centred tuberculosis screening.
Programme
Setting the scene – a civil society perspective on person-centred care, Tenzin Kunor
Evidence from an individual participant data metanalysis on comorbidities among TB household contacts, Yohhei Hamada
Burden of chronic non-communicable diseases among household contacts in Tanzania and South Africa, Lilian Tina Minja
Integrated multi-component health checks for TB household contacts in Zimbabwe, Edson Marambire
Global perspectives on integrated TB screening and care for household contacts, Claire Calderwood
Testimonials (pre-recorded) Integration of TB screening - voices from people on the ground
Speakers
- Tenzin Kunor
Tenzin Kunor is an MDR-TB survivor and a member of We Are TB, a tuberculosis survivor-led advocacy and support organization in the United States. He is a global policy senior associate for RESULTS. Tenzin has a strong passion for combining affected community narratives with research to understanding of lived experiences, empower communities, and to power movements. Through his work he strives to strengthen communities and addresses social inequities in health and education.
- Yohhei Hamada
Yohhei Hamada is an Infectious Disease trained Clinical Research Fellow at UCL. He has experience in policy development and technical assistance related to tuberculosis prevention at the global and national level, including leading evidence reviews to inform WHO guidelines. He is a co-investigator of a tuberculosis prevention trial in people with diabetes and a lead investigator of a multimorbidity sub-study in the CUT-TB project.
- Lilian Tina Minja
Lilian Tina Minja is a medical doctor and researcher at the National Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Centre. Dr Minja has a Masters’ in internal medicine and more than 10 years’ experience in tuberculosis clinical trials and implementation research, ranging from evaluation of new diagnostics, shorter treatment regimens, preventive therapy, tuberculosis among people who use drugs and post tuberculosis lung disease.
- Edson Marambire
Edson Marambire is a public health expert, clinical researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Munich (LMU), Germany. With a strong background in clinical research and public health in Zimbabwe, Edson's has over a decade’s experience implementing HIV and TB programmes. His research aims to address the unique challenges faced by vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings while integrating innovative, community-focused solutions.
- Claire Calderwood
Claire Calderwood is a medical doctor and researcher at The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. As part of a Wellcome-funded Clinical PhD Fellowship in Global Health, her research is exploring the multimorbidity and person-centred tuberculosis screening among TB-affected households in east and southern Africa.
Chairs
Katharina Kranzer, Lele Rangaka
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