Samuel G. Schumacher
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Samuel G. Schumacher
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Epidemiologist passionate about making good use of technology, statistics, methodology & evidence-informed decision making to advance global health.
Scientist @WHO Global TB Programme
I don't know Tom but personally I'd say please move 🙂
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Thanks for sharing this Peter, look forward to reading this
October 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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July 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Funding acknowledgement:
This work is made possible through catalytic support from the Gates Foundation—thank you for championing better, faster TB diagnostics. #Tuberculosis #Diagnostics #GlobalHealth #EvidenceGeneration #WHO #TBScience #Policy #Research
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Kyung Hyun Oh · Jean Iragena · Soudeh Ehsani
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Steering-group members:
Patricia Hall-Eidson · Alexei Korobitsyn · Carl-Michael Nathanson· Nazir Ismail · Matteo Zignol · Irena Prat · Dr Kerri Viney · Dennis von Berlepsch · Cecily Miller· Avinash Kanchar · Saskia Den Boon · Vineet Bhatia · Martin van den Boom · Ernesto Montero
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Observers
Grania Brigden · Puneet Dewan · Smiljka de Lussigny · Adam Penn-Nicholson · Jacob Creswell · Anisa Ghadrshenas
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Gavin Churchyard · Yanlin Zhao · Sabira Tahseen · Chishala Chabala · Alex Kay · Nora Engel · Augusto Geyer · Valeria Alcon · Yemisi Takwoingi · Shaheed Vally Omar · Siva Kumar Shanmugam · Daniela Cirillo · Christopher Coulter · Thomas Shinnick · Monde Muyoyeta · Mikashmi Kohli
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Contributors 🙌
Claudia Denkinger · Grant Theron · Madhukar Pai · Mark Nicol · Rachel Louise Byrne · Nandita Venkatesan · Tejaswini DV · Jon Deeks · Achilles Katamba · Alice Zwerling · Hojoon Sohn · Holger Schünemann · Emily L MacLean · Anis Karuniawati
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Timeline 🗓️ Draft v0 with the Scientific GEG Development Group this month → iterative inputs mid-2025 → open review → publication by year-end. Stay tuned!
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Why it matters👇
• Bridges discovery → policy → impact
• Covers diagnostic accuracy, patient outcomes, costs, equity & feasibility
• Speeds scale-up of cutting-edge tools for people affected by TB.
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
· establishes two new classes of TB diagnostic technologies for the initial detection of TB and resistance to rifampicin, and

· outlines current WHO TB diagnostic class determination and product assessment definitions and pathways
April 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
· presents new recommendations on concurrent testing of respiratory and non-respiratory samples among people of all ages living with HIV and children without HIV or with unknown HIV status
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April 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM