Online video course in English, with Russian subtitles, consisting in an introductory plus six thematic modules with specialists from diverse parts of the world. Its main objective is to provide community advocates with an overview of the importance of innovation by research on tuberculosis. The course ends with a pathway to advocates to engage in Research and Development (R&D) and policy discussion for introduction of technologies to improve the responses to the fight against TB.

 Authors:

Dr. Ezio Távora, in Rio de Janeiro, lawyer by formation, master’s in international Relations, PhD in Health Policies. Long time TB & HIV activist, survivor. Member of the Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network (REDE-TB); the Brazilian National TB CAB (CCAP TB BR); and the WHO’s Civil Society Task Force on TB (WHO-CSTF).

Andrii Dudnyk, Associate Professor and Respiratory Physician at the Department of Tuberculosis, Clinical Immunology & Allergy, within the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Ukraine. National expert at MoH Ukraine, WHO operational research on short treatment regimens for DR TB. Consultant, TBpeopleUkraine; Co-investigator, Innova4TB.

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