News and Events
-
TANDEM mentioned on page 19 in the World Diabetes Foundation/The UNION call for action on TB and DM
The TANDEM project was recently mentioned in the report entitled “The Looming Co-Epidemic of TB-Diabetes: A Call to Action”, which was published jointly by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease and the World Diabetes Foundation. The publication calls for policies that address both diseases and claims that a clear strategy is needed for screening both DM patients for TB and…
More -
Where do we stand? TANDEM progress during the first eighteen months
In the first eighteen months of the project lifetime, a number of important preparatory tasks have been achieved by all the partner institutes, at each field-site and through collaboration which will enable the completion of the objectives, tasks, milestones and deliverables of the project. Consortium standard operating procedures were agreed, and applications for ethical permission submitted and…
More -
1st TANDEM Progress Meeting at Stellenbosch University, South Africa
On 16 and 17 April 2014, the TANDEM consortium came together to hold its 1st Progress Meeting. The meeting took place in at Stellenbosch University, which one of the four TANDEM field sites that recruit patients for the clinical study on Tuberculosis (TB) and Diabetes (DM), a central part of the project. The Progress Meeting in South Africa marked the end of the first project year, in which the…
More -
Workshop at partner site in Romania
After the successful implementation of two TANDEM training workshops in Indonesia and Peru, it was decided that a third workshop should be held at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova (UMFC), the Romanian partner site of TANDEM. The training took place on 2 and 3 December 2013 and featured a variety of sessions covering different aspects of the TANDEM project and general FP7-related…
More -
Training workshop at partner site in Peru
The management office Eurice recently held the second TANDEM training workshop on financial and project management at UPCH (Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia) in Lima, the location of the Peruvian TANDEM partner site. The seminar took place on 1 and 2 July 2013 and covered a wide range of aspects, including team management and organization, information and communication management, as well as…
More -
News item on rising obesity in Indonesia
IRIN, a humanitarian news and analysis service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has recently reported on the rising number of people with obesity in Indonesia, one of the TANDEM study countries. The news item states that high-fat foods, imbalanced diets and a lack of physical activity have led to growing levels of obesity in the country, with estimates suggesting…
More -
TANDEM Kick-Off Meeting at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
The TANDEM project was officially launched in London, UK, on 10 and 11 April 2013 with a meeting at the coordinating institution, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Consortium members came together for the first time to kick-off the project and lay the ground for a successful cooperation in the coming years, combining their complementary expertise and broad experience.…
More