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GREAT NEWS!📢 Last week we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a new project focused on improving TB diagnosis in children in Khunti District, Jharkhand, India, in partnership with Blockchain for Impact (BFI). 🌐Starting in mid‑June 2026, the project will introduce a simple, child‑friendly #StoolBasedTBTest for children with presumptive #TB, helping overcome barriers linked to invasive and hard‑to‑access diagnostic methods. Beyond increasing TB case detection, through this collaboration we will: 👉Assess the feasibility and acceptability of stool‑based testing 👉Examine #SocialDeterminants of TB and pathways to care 👉Evaluate health system readiness; and 👉Explore links between malnutrition and undiagnosed TB among children attending Anganwadi centers We will be working closely with the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) and state health systems.💫We look forward to the impact this collaboration can make for children and families affected by TB in Jharkhand. 🔗Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e_qhEepu Gidado Mustapha Lilian Polderman Dr. Vijayashree Yellappa Sandeep Nailwal Dr Gaurav Singh Satya Prakash Dash Anant Bhan Pooja Agrawal Ramnath Ballala Faraz Farooqui Girish Agarwal Shweta Jindal, MD, MPH Sanchita C. Eduard Peris i Deprez