Biography

Ava Milne is a medical student at Oxford University. She is currently completing her final year of preclinical medicine, for which she chose to complete a project using the preventable deaths tracker to investigate deaths caused by tuberculosis in England and Wales. She became interested in the topic while studying infectious diseases during her university study.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Preventable TB deaths reported by coroners in England and Wales: A case series and guideline review

To achieve the WHO End TB strategy in the UK, greater attention should be given to screening and protection for health workers and raising awareness about the persistent burden of tuberculosis in the UK to avoid missed diagnoses.

Source: Conference 2024