The decide-TB

Retrospective individual participant data analysis assesses diagnostic accuracy of WHO algorithms for childhood tuberculosis In 2023, 10.8 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 1.25 million died, confirming TB as the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Among them, an estimated 1.2 million were children, yet less than half received proper diagnosis and treatment. To […]

Dois anos e meio após o seu lançamento, o projeto Decide TB alcançou um marco importante: as unidades de saúde em todos os distritos de estudo da Zâmbia e de Moçambique passaram agora do padrão de cuidados para a implementação dos algoritmos de decisão terapêutica (TDAs) para o diagnóstico de TB infantil. Nesta ocasião, temos […]

The Decide TB research consortium hold an internal scientific workshop in Bordeaux on June, 2025, split into two focused parts:. June 16–17: Scientific meetings. June 18–20: Scientific writing retreat Scientific meetings were aimed at: • Aligning on key project outputs and finalize our publication plan • Preparing the upcoming World Health Organization general guidelines report […]

As we commemorate World TB Day this March 24, please find our newsletter n°3. EDITORIAL As the National TB Programs in Mozambique and Zambia continue deploying the Treatment Decision Algorithms (TDAs) in new pilot districts and as the Decide TB trial continues data collection, both countries and the overall Global Health community are facing a […]

O Decide TB finalizou em português e inglês 2 curtos filmes educativos explicando em 3-4 minutos os desafios da tuberculose e a ferramenta de algoritmos de decisão de tratamento (TDAs), bem como as atividades do projeto Decide TB. Desafios da tuberculose e Algoritmos de Decisão TerapêuticaTB challenges & Treatment Decision Algorithms 4 minutos O Projeto […]

Por ocasião da Conferência da Union 2024, o Decide TB está lançando a sua Newsletter nº 2. Publicada a cada 6 meses, esta newsletter é uma oportunidade para mantê-lo informado sobre o progresso do projeto. EDITORIAL It was a busy year for Decide TB! We prepared the start of the Decide-TB trial, we designed job […]

O projeto Decide TB compartilha suas primeiras apresentações na Conferência da União 2024(de 12 a 16 de novembro, em Bali) Apresentações do projeto Decide TB “TDA validation using data from established cohorts:The Decide-TB experience” Speaker Marieke van der Zalm SP03-419-13 – Wednesday, Nov 13 – 10:21-10:35 “The performance of WHO-recommended child TB TDAsin an individual […]

Formative research:Research consisting of the collection of useful data for the development and implementation of intervention programs More info about formative phase general activities The formative phase in Mozambique built on the experience gained in Zambia, and was conducted in a much shorter timeframe, i.e., within 4 weeks over June and July 2024. It took […]

Formative research:Research consisting of the collection of useful data for the development and implementation of intervention programs More info about formative phase general activities The formative phase in Zambia launched the first research data collection within Decide TB. It took place from mid-February to the end of April 2024, in the province of Copperbelt (District […]

Formative research activities Formative research:Research consisting of the collection of useful data for the development and implementation of intervention programs The Decide TB formative research aims were to: . Describe contexts: assess key indicators and characteristics of health facilities and communities, and specifically related to childhood TB services . Identify the potential barriers and facilitators […]