RePORT International What’s New

The development of an effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is crucial for global health. This webinar addresses the urgent need to understand the current landscape of TB vaccine research, ongoing clinical trials, and potential timelines for vaccine rollout. It's important to cover this topic to keep healthcare professionals and researchers informed about the latest advancements and challenges in TB vaccine development.

The Global Health Network, EDCTP, and Women’s College Hospital at the University of Toronto have extended their partnership to provide continued access to the SPIRIT Electronic Protocol Tool and Resource (SEPTRE) platform. Through this collaboration, a limited number of free three-year licenses remain available for researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) who may not otherwise afford access. SEPTRE is an online tool that helps researchers design, manage, and register high-quality clinical trial protocols in line with the SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials) guidelines, which were updated in 2025. The update introduced new sections on open science, harms assessment, intervention descriptions, and patient and public involvement. Applications can be submitted through the EDCTP Knowledge Hub SEPTRE enquiry form. Applicants should be located in a low- or middle-income country (preference is given to researchers based in Africa and who are members of the EDCTP Knowledge Hub). We encourage applicants via the form to state their goals and objectives to apply for a SEPTRE license and the research they want to undertake. Successful applicants agree that they will submit a yearly report on how they have made use of the license.

These are recorded presentations from University of Washington faculty and subject matter experts for Advanced TB courses.

This page contains resources for research staff to include communities in the development of research as well as for onboarding community advicory board members.

This webinar recording from TB Net occurred in July 2025.

TBnet is a European grass-root consortium consisting of health care professionals and scientists, aimed at promoting quality of care for tuberculosis patients by addressing health-inequalities, providing expert guidance in areas where clinical evidence is missing, defining research priorities, conducting multicenter clinical studies, and training early career European clinicians and scientists.

These guidelines consolidate the latest WHO recommendations on TB and key comorbidities. The guidelines are a living document and will include dedicated sections for each key TB comorbidity or health-related risk factor. The first edition focused on HIV-associated TB, updating the WHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities. This second edition expands on the previous edition and consolidates new and existing recommendations on interventions to address undernutrition in people with TB, to provide food assistance to households of people with TB in food-insecure settings, and to screen for TB among those who are undernourished or food insecure.

A report has been published based on findings of the study conducted in Ukraine: “Studying the Aspects of Gender, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Among Healthcare Professionals Involved in TB Response" https://tbcoalition.eu/resource/files/2025/09/report-on-gender-assessment-among-healthcare-workers-in-ukraine_eng.pdf The aim of the study was to assess the level of implementation of gender equality principles among healthcare workers providing TB diagnostic and treatment services, and to examine the barriers preventing women and men from exercising their right to gender equality. The study employed a triangulation method, which ensured the validity and reliability of the results. As part of this approach, the following methods were used: Desk review, In-depth interviews, Focus group discussions.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 February, 2026 The Weatherhead Scholars Program at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs invites applications for its 2026–2027 Practitioner Fellowship, a one-year, residential opportunity for accomplished professionals from across the globe who are working on international, comparative, transnational, or global issues. Practitioner fellows join a multidisciplinary cohort—including postdoctoral researchers and visiting faculty—in residence at Harvard for the academic year. The program fosters a dynamic intellectual community through a weekly seminar, professional development workshops, and engagement with the broader Weatherhead Center and Harvard communities. Fellows are expected to be on campus from late August through mid-May and to participate actively in program activities.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 1 December, 2025. The Belfer Center offers academic and professional track fellowships during the academic year. Fellows receive direct access to faculty members and other affiliated experts and are joined by a cohort of fellows in the fields of science and international affairs.