Probably the most moving final statement in a letter in the annals of mountain climbing.

“It is 50 to 1 against us but we’ll have a whack yet & do ourselves proud,” he wrote. “Great love to you. Ever your loving, George.”

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It's a wrap! Together with Dr Buddha Basnyat, we've explored key takeaways, captured the essence of discussions & left inspired to drive the future of #InfectiousDiseases research!

Continue to follow our works: recoverytrial.net

#RECOVERYTrial #RECOVERYMeeting2024

🔴 LIVE: Reflecting on #RECOVERYTrial achievements & lessons with Prof Sir Peter Horby at #RECOVERYMeeting2024

Takeaways:
‣ 'Big 3' principles for clinical trial design: Quick, Large & Simple!
‣ Global participation & rapid response are crucial in pandemics.

Excited to start RECOVERY trial international collaborators’ meeting ⁦in Nepal ⁦Pandemic Sciences Institute⁩ ⁦Oxford Population Health (OxPop)⁩ ⁦OUCRU⁩
⁦FCDO Research⁩

Nepalis are willing to work hard anywhere, at home or abroad and sometimes, miraculously, Lady Luck helps out big time Sujeev Shakya Sonia Awale

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Implementing the IMPACT 2 TB project funded by Nick Simon Foundation is a significant step towards tackling #TB in Nepal. #BNMT piloted the 3HP treatment for TB prevention in Chitwan and Pyuthan districts aligns with World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for the first time in Nepal.

IMPACT 2 TB project successfully implemented the 3HP regimen, validated as safe and effective for latent #TB treatment in Nepal. The high acceptance and completion rates of the #3HP regimen show its suitability for scaling up under the National TB Program in Nepal. #BringsHope

our Bhola Rai presenting poster at 10th #NHRCsummit - the results from a four-arm randomized-controlled pilot trial of socioeconomic support for TB affected households, 'ASCOT project' Tom Wingfield UK Research and Innovation
The study showed - (1/3)

World-famous David Warrell hugely emphasizes equipoise in research. Recovery's high dose steroid trial starkly illustrates the point Clare Warrell Peter Horby
High-dose corticosteroid therapy in COVID-19: the RECOVERY trial – Authors' reply - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

My new correspondence The Lancet. Globalisation of clinical trials would not only benefit researchers from LMICs, but also patients from LMICs who deserve equal rights to getting standard of care and evidence-based treatment Sangeeta Bhusal Buddha Basnyat thelancet.com/journals/lance…

44 ultra-runners to race west to east across the Great Himalayan trail in 60 days.
Hurtling through the Himalaya | Vishad Onta (Vishad Onta)

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RECOVERY update:

49,000 pts enrolled.

And on Sunday 31st March, we closed the final COVID comparisons.

We continue to study treatments for flu & community-acquired pneumonia.

And are ready to respond to future outbreaks if needs be.

Thank you to so many for so much support.

Our article in WellcomeOpenResearch has been viewed more than 200 times! wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/8-226…

Ending TB is possible, and cost-effective

“But not unless Nepal is serious about treating latent and active cases in tandem” Sonia Awale

ht: Buddha Basnyat
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The best magic trick ever

Ending TB is possible, and cheap nepalitimes.com/news/ending-tb…

On the occasion of #WorldTBDay 24 Inter-college Speech competition on TB related Stigma was organized in Stop TB Partnership funded Birat Nepal Medical Trust 's CHANGE TB project district Banke!
Advocating together to #endTBstigma 🙋‍♂️🤝!
#WorldTBDay #EndTB

Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 8… pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38484753/

Immune responses to typhoid conjugate vaccine in a two dose schedule a... sciencedirect.com/science/articl…