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🎉We are excited to share that we have officially kicked off the #TEST4TPT Project, a groundbreaking collaboration between European and African partners working together to strengthen person-centered #TB prevention services in sub-Saharan Africa. On May 20, TEST4TPT consortium members came together for our kick-off meeting to start organizing activities, plan next steps, and strengthen the collaboration streams across all partner organizations. The project seeks to improve access to testing for TB infection (TBI), incorporating #SIILTIBCY and AI powered digital solutions for test results reading; aiming to increase the initiation and completion of TB preventive treatment (#TPT). Consortium partners: 🔹Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) 🔹KNCV TB Plus 🔹London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London 🔹Fundação Manhiça 🔹Mildmay Research Centre 🔹MKUTA 🔹Makerere University Lung Institute (MLI) 🔹National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) - Tanzania We look forward to this exciting journey of partnership, innovation, and impact across Europe and Africa. TEST4TPT receives financial support from Global Health EDCTP3, co-funded by the European Union.🇪🇺