The strength of London School of Hygiene and Medicine contributions to science are built on the work of researchers and academics in the school and in partner organisations around the world. One of the key strengths of the research community at the school and beyond is the willingness to work with others from other disciplines, while keeping the communities affected by issues at the centre of what researchers do. This inaugural lecture will focus on the following themes and their importance in the joint research trajectory of speakers Helen Ayles and Ginny Bond.
We expected to find that screening everybody for TB would identify individuals not yet diagnosed, and treating them quickly would reduce the prevalence of TB in the community.
Tuberculosis is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. A project was set out to see whether a “universal test and treat” approach in Zambia and South Africa could achieve reductions in HIV and TB.
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