{"id":349,"date":"2026-08-24T11:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2026-10-22T08:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T08:26:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"349\" class=\"elementor elementor-349\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6baaa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"de6baaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15e386e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15e386e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb406b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb406b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECENT-TB<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90bab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e90bab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About RECENT-TB<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b30b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0b30b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-path-to-node=\"4,0\">This study brings together a multidisciplinary team of leading clinicians, public-health experts, and researchers. 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elementor-element-5121ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5121ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Co-Investigator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505691d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"505691d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Wilber Sabiiti<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31639fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31639fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c09b7 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"23c09b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2d5cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f2d5cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a188d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a188d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b31ea31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b31ea31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53aa80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c53aa80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CO-INVESTIGATOR<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5e05aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a5e05aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Christine Sekaggya<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59ec15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a59ec15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInfectious Diseases Institute, College of\nHealth Sciences, Makerere University.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08eb836 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"08eb836\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1045a3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1045a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b9361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7b9361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SZ<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99d5819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"99d5819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CO-INVESTIGATOR<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e530aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e530aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Derek Sloan<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3c8ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb3c8ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity of St Andrews, Scotland.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113985e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"113985e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b29701 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b29701\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-802c609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"802c609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SZ<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf7d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faf7d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CO-INVESTIGATOR<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8e948 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c8e948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dr Wilber Sabiiti<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e759576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e759576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity of St Andrews, Scotland.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d2dfd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5d2dfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ff0d8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ff0d8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COLLABORATIONS<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ded26c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ded26c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National and international partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd59740 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd59740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f4b77 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21f4b77\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bce3ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bce3ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d01544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d01544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UMC-Amsterdam.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UMC-Amsterdam.jpg 400w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UMC-Amsterdam-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UMC-Amsterdam-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4163af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4163af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0c0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d0c0ac\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9226ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a9226ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IDI-Logo-transparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IDI-Logo-transparent.png 1024w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IDI-Logo-transparent-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IDI-Logo-transparent-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IDI-Logo-transparent-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e04717 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e04717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7921aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7921aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Infectious Diseases Institute<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150d32f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"150d32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scientific leadership, Uganda site institution and liaison with national stakeholders<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4dab2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4dab2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436f35b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"436f35b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-445a687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"445a687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stellenbosch_University_New_Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stellenbosch_University_New_Logo.jpg 500w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stellenbosch_University_New_Logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Stellenbosch_University_New_Logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6093a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d6093a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9239ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9239ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stellenbosch University<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdeb75b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cdeb75b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South Africa site institution, clinical and implementation research partner<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ee4ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4ee4ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d38721 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d38721\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff0aff6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff0aff6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd529c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ccd529c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/university-of-st-andrews-logo-png_seeklogo-485877.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/university-of-st-andrews-logo-png_seeklogo-485877.png 320w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/university-of-st-andrews-logo-png_seeklogo-485877-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/university-of-st-andrews-logo-png_seeklogo-485877-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8410aca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8410aca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcb2afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcb2afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">University of St Andrews<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a27d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a27d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Scotland, UK clinical trial expertise and co-investigator institution<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05318b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05318b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f105773 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f105773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81aa452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81aa452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"716\" height=\"716\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SA-MoH-logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SA-MoH-logo.jpg 716w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SA-MoH-logo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SA-MoH-logo-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f26a169 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f26a169\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02bc67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02bc67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">South Africa \/ Cape Town NTP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9fbb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9fbb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National and site-level programme collaboration in South Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2688f31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2688f31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5072546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5072546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc5376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dc5376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UG-MoH-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2329\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UG-MoH-Logo.png 448w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/UG-MoH-Logo-300x273.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60a461 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f60a461\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf92977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf92977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uganda NTLP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce843b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce843b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>National TB &amp; Leprosy Programme collaboration and policy engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ace08e6 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ace08e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3874b45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3874b45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2a2be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee2a2be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECENT-TB<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0cc583 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0cc583\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding and preventing TB recurrence.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ef4c8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0ef4c8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RECENT-TB is exploring whether a course of preventive antibiotics after TB treatment can prevent disease recurrence and how this could be targeted at those who would benefit most.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f3492a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f3492a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8d475a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8d475a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4245ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"4245ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"1800\" data-from-value=\"98\" data-delimiter=\",\">98<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eec9e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eec9e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>participants targeted for the main trial<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a523f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a523f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d951955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"d951955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"2\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> year<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b1030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04b1030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>participant follow-up after enrolment<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9c9768 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9c9768\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d65622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"3d65622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"3\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"> HP<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7272d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7272d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>12 weekly doses of isoniazid + rifapentine<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c79407 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c79407\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca1eeaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"ca1eeaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"4\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-087f619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"087f619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>candidate risk markers evaluated<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b5171a0 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b5171a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-152a342 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"152a342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CHALLENGE<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bc921 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92bc921\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why recurrence after TB treatment matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fe5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6fe5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around one in ten people who successfully complete TB treatment experience relapse or reinfection within two years. RECENT-TB addresses this relatively neglected period after treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002fb75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"002fb75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68df27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c68df27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-192b896 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"192b896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dae6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dae6ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Recurrence remains common<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a294a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a294a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every year, around 1.5\u20132 million people in sub-Saharan Africa are treated for TB, and recurrence contributes a substantial share of the TB burden.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3729d87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3729d87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe5d992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fe5d992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0236585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0236585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevention may help<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70226df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70226df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Secondary preventive treatment is already used in selected high-risk groups, but evidence for wider use is still limited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f95967 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f95967\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b256b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9b256b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ca68e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3ca68e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Targeting is important<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ca7df9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ca7df9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Risk stratification may allow preventive treatment to be directed to those most likely to benefit rather than offered to everyone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302f2a7d elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"302f2a7d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c5a401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c5a401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE PROJECT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef748db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef748db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How the RECENT-TB trial works<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-965a93c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"965a93c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f44e6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f44e6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d3e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d3e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MAIN TRIAL<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06e6e7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06e6e7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testing secondary preventive treatment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b19321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b19321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1,800 participants are recruited after treatment for pulmonary TB. Half receive 12 weekly doses of isoniazid plus rifapentine (3HP), and all participants are followed for two years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d8e6a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d8e6a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2acbaec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2acbaec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EMBEDDED COHORT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eef693 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0eef693\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Finding who is most at risk<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8549b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8549b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Four candidate markers\u2014CRP, haemoglobin, CXR+CAD4TB and TB-MBLA\u2014are evaluated to develop a practical personalised recurrence-risk score.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c78bc5 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67c78bc5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa331d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baa331d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXPECTED IMPACT<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e47cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e47cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evidence designed for policy and practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86804a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86804a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82392ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82392ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-002716c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"002716c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Effectiveness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9fd1b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9fd1b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Determine whether 3HP reduces recurrence after TB treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30775e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30775e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-064235d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"064235d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Implementation<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be63b6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be63b6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assess feasibility and acceptability for future scale-up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8069af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8069af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8270b5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8270b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Risk stratification<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e0cb5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e0cb5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Identify whether simple tests can find the highest-risk patients.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12af52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d12af52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e498c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21e498c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cost-effectiveness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0026d6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0026d6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Estimate the likely value of different secondary prevention approaches.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f962624 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f962624\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abccc29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"abccc29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">People behind the study<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad79138 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad79138\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Study Team<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df5db09 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df5db09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9b919 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c9b919\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68b959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f68b959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-2.png 640w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-2-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f8fb4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f8fb4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e19e60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e19e60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Study Coordination<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7000cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7000cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RECENT-TB consortium<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b47262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b47262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>International scientific and operational leadership.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31cbc91 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31cbc91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88eda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a88eda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-130\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-2.png 640w, https:\/\/idi-test.idi.co.ug\/edctp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stella-2-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259c744 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"259c744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef65221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef65221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Uganda Team<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85554f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85554f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scientific leadership<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86a3b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a3b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Infectious Diseases Institute, Uganda.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41aaa1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41aaa1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0cd8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c0cd8f\" 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