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PreFIT addresses the need for better
“diagnostic tools for tuberculosis”

The situation

In Africa in 2022, TB was responsible for 2.48 million cases of disease (461,000 of whom co-infected with HIV) and 424,000 deaths.

PreFIT Project
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lives saved since 2000 by global efforts to end TB
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people fell ill with TB in 2022
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people died of TB in 2022

Whom

PreFIT partnership covers all aspects of the task at hand.
Partnership is uniquely fit-for-purpose

METHODOLOGY
Excellent track of working together in research and capacity-building consortia
CAPACITY
For large-scale case-contact follow-up studies
RESEARCH
Leading expertise in TB diagnostic studies, capacity for large-scale case-contact follow-up studies
NETWORK
Unique network and knowledge regarding diagnostic development and market introduction

Consortium

The PreFIT consortium, led by the Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development

Its ultimate goal is to help close the gaps in health disparities between and within diļ¬€erent regions of the world.

Our vision

Is to validate assays for improved prediction of progression from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) to active tuberculosis (TB) disease

News

Information about Tuberculosis

Partners

Information about Consortium

ISGlobal
FIND
AIGHD
SU
Makarere University
CISM
Independent Members of the Trial Steering Committee
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