The CAGE-TB Consortium recently hosted a collaborative meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kampala, Uganda, with international partners joining via MS Teams. The agenda focused on updates, challenges, and strategies to enhance tuberculosis (TB) research and implementation.

Key Topics Discussed:

1. Work Package Updates
   • Coordination and Management: Progress on deliverables and milestones.
   • Audio Classifier Discovery: Advancements in cough audio data collection and SOP refinement.
   • User-Centered Mobile App Development: Prototype updates, technical requirements, and challenges faced at health facilities.
   • Communication and Dissemination: Plans for awareness, community engagement, and publication outputs.
   • Capacity Building: Training updates, including MSc and PhD programs.
2. Site-Specific Implementation Activities
   • Highlights from partner sites, including SU, MAK, AIGHD, and UGOE.
3. Scientific Updates
   • Insights from cross-cutting studies like Hubs and Clubs, PreFIT, PRESTO, and ZeroTB RCT v2.
4. Presentations
   • Budget expenditures and PhD research presentations exploring respiratory tract infections and cost-effective diagnostics for TB triage.

The meeting concluded with a recap of action points and strategies for moving forward. The CAGE-TB team remains committed to advancing TB solutions and fostering collaboration across stakeholders.