NDWG Highlights – May 2022

NDWG Secretariat

On 1 May, 2022, Mikashmi Kohli, Scientific Officer – TB & Policy will be taking over the Secretariat from Karishma Saran – Senior Manager Advocacy & Communications who has served as Secretariat since 2019.

Mikashmi joined FIND in June 2021 as a Scientific Officer. She completed her PhD in Molecular Medicine from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, and did her postdoctoral fellowship at McGill University with the Pai Global TB group. Working with the Cochrane Systematic Review team on diagnostic accuracy of molecular tests in TB, she has training in evidence-based medicine and has also contributed to the WHO policy work related to TB diagnostics. Mikashmi has led several projects related to accuracy of molecular TB diagnostics, and also to assess availability and accessibility of diagnostics in primary healthcare settings in low- and middle-income countries. Having worked in India on the diagnosis of TB, especially extrapulmonary TB, she has developed a strong interest in EPTB research. She is passionate about diagnostics in Global Health and implementation of basic science research in the global health scenario.

Clinical Trial Manager Job Opening

FIND is looking for an experienced Clinical Trial Manager to join the team, the position would be based in any of the project countries/FIND country offices (India, Kenya, Viet Nam or South Africa).

Community-Led Monitoring Framework for Access to TB Screening and Diagnostic Testing

To coincide with the launch of this publication, on May 4, 2022 at 8 am EDT/2 pm CAT, TAG and COWLHA will host From Evidence to Action: Community-led Monitoring for Access to TB Screening and Diagnostic Testing, a webinar explaining how CLM can be used to generate evidence for advocacy to improve the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality of TB screening and diagnostic services.