Dr. Natalia Hernandez-Morfin is a pediatrician and public health researcher with experience in maternal and child health, infectious diseases, and implementation research in low-resource settings. She has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières and currently serves as a Research Program Manager at Johns Hopkins University, where she supports clinical trials focused on tuberculosis in pregnant women and children.
While high-burden RR-TB countries provide some guidance on TB management in pregnancy, there is substantial variability and inconsistency in recommendations. The limited inclusion of newer treatment regimens and inconsistencies in monitoring and breastfeeding guidance highlight an urgent need for more robust, standardized recommendations to ensure optimal care for PLW with RR-TB. Future research should prioritize the inclusion of PLW in clinical trials to generate evidence-based treatment guidelines.
Source: Conference 2024