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At a time of information overload when misinformation and disinformation abound, reliable evidence is more important than ever. An evidence-informed approach to healthcare is about making personal and professional decisions focused on the effective use of scarce resources, avoiding harm and maximising good.

The Cochrane SA Virtual National Symposium will explore the state of evidence in the post-truth/COVID-19 world - from primary research, clinical trial transparency, systematic reviews, evidence synthesis, guidelines development and policy implementation, all the way to public understanding of scientific evidence and individual decision-making.

This online event is for researchers, policymakers/ decision-makers, media, health science students, and community representatives in South Africa. Registration is free.

The call for abstracts is currently open and closes on 30 September 2022. More information: click here

On 3 June 2022, Charani et al called on funders to take a more active role in tackling inequities in global health research in their article Funders: The missing link in equitable global health research? on PLOS Global Public Health. In a guest blog on PLOS GPH, Dr Pauline Beattie (EDCTP Operations Manager), Prof. Catherine Hankins (Chairperson of EDCTP’s Scientific Advisory Committee) and Dr Michael Makanga (EDCTP Executive Director) describe how EDCTP has been successfully supporting equitable European-African research collaborations to develop new and improved interventions against infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa for almost two decades. We invite you to read the blog, and to join the conversation on equity in global health research.

Read the blog on PLOS GPH

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce plans to host the 2^nd International Post-tuberculosis Symposium in Stellenbosch in the first quarter of 2023.

We are hoping to increase diversity of the leadership team for this Symposium, and would like to invite interested persons to complete the form below if they would like to be part of the organizing team. Anybody with an interest in post-tuberculosis consequence is welcome (not just researchers / clinicians). The Symposium hopes to address all aspects of life after TB, not only post-TB lung disease.

We are looking for people to be involved in either of the:

1. Steering (Organising) Committee – responsible for the structure and running of the Symposium
2. Academic Committee – responsible for content and outputs of various aspects of the Symposium.

If you would like to be considered for either of these roles, please complete the attached form by 15 July 2022 and return to: mariekevdzalm@sun.ac.za

Please note:

1. These are unfunded roles,
2. People on the team will be expected to be fully involved in the organization and contribute to the success of the Symposium.
3. Estimated Minimum Weekly Time Commitment: initially 1-2 hours per week, increasing to half a day per week in the months preceding the Symposium

Please feel free to share this email within your all post-TB networks, as we are wanting to be as inclusive as possible.

Brian Allwood & Marieke vd Zalm

Associate Professor (Pulmonologist)
Division of Pulmonology | Department of Medicine|Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences |South Africa