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On the front lines of tuberculosis, healthcare workers have varying degrees of personal protective equipment. Around the world, N95 respirators (masks) are becoming more common amongst staff, but still not nearly ubiquitous. In a XDR-TB ward at a major hospital in Peru, staff are able to go even further, and now wear these N100 respirators to keep safe when working with highly infectious XDR patients.
Nurse Kunkeyani, outside the maternity unit where she works, at Kamuzu Central Hospital.
Some of the smiling kids in the village, excited to talk to their visitors.
What does a car wash have to do with TB vaccines? Effective, genuine community engagement is key to the success of any clinical trial. And that is certainly true for TB vaccines, where we work with some surprising stakeholders to make progress.
Just outside the main room of the Pediatric Ward, two mothers wait with their children.