Africa: In Africa, We Finally Have Momentum Against TB. Let's Not Squander It
[Burness Communications] It is interesting to see, from my vantage point in South Africa, the reaction to the slight rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases in the U.S. Overall, TB in the U.S. has declined steadily since the early 1950s. But in the past few years, TB incidence has started to slowly increase. While the percentages seem steep, the overall increase is less than 1,300 new cases . (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 5, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: Rate of TB Diagnosis, Treatment in Africa Increasing
[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African region are now being diagnosed and treated, marking the highest case-detection rate in the region ever, thanks to concerted efforts by countries to address the threat of the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 5, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Gambia: MRC Highlights the Fight Against TB and Its Complications
[Foroyaa] Press Release, MRCG at LSHTM (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gambia Health and Medicine Tuberculosis West Africa Source Type: news
Africa: TB - No Longer the Forgotten Pandemic?
[Global Fund] For far too long, TB has been "the forgotten pandemic": killing millions, but attracting a tiny fraction of the attention and resources that have been devoted to COVID-19 or even HIV. Yet now the fight against TB has remarkable momentum. In many countries, the setbacks from COVID-19 have already been more than reversed. With advancements in TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment tools, with significant reductions in the prices of some key interventions, and with the confidence brought on by strong (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: New TB Skin Test Could Offer Cheaper and Easier Way to Detect the Disease
[The Conversation Africa] Detecting tuberculosis early could play a significant role in eradicating the world's most deadly infectious disease. The World Health Organization says 1.5 million people die from this devastating disease each year. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 28, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Eritrea: Eritrea - Committed to Eradicate TB By 2030
[Shabait] Although there has been a significant decline in the incidence of TB in the last decade, it continues to be one of the biggest health issues mainly in developing countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports show that around 1.5 million people die annually of TB. The main reasons for its continued prevalence is poverty and societies' low awareness about its prevention methods. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Eritrea Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: The African Union (AU) Commission Commemorates the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day Under the Theme - 'Yes, We Can End TB'
[African Union] The AU Commission, under the leadership of the Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development held a commemoration event at the AU Commission HQ under the theme "Yes! We can end TB" to commemorate the 2024 WTBD in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF), and the Stop TB Partnership on Friday 22 March from 09.00 am to 12.00 pm (Addis time). (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Somalia: Somalia Sees Good Progress in Eliminating Tuberculosis
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia said Sunday it's making significant progress to achieve the global goal of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 but called for more investments to help sustain the gains. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Zim Makes Strides in TB Fight
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE continues to record positive strides in the fight against the deadly Tuberculosis disease with the estimated incidence rate going down from 242 per 100 000 in 2015 to 204 per 100 000 in 2022 (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Tuberculosis Zimbabwe Source Type: news
South Africa: MSF Calls for Decentralisation of Life-Saving DR-TB Services in Rural Setting
[MSF] An evaluation report released today by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charts progress towards decentralizing services for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal's King Cetshwayo District (KCD), in line with the country's 2011 DR-TB decentralization policy. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Tanzania: With Fresh Momentum, a Pivotal Moment for the Fight Against TB
[Global Fund] In the fight against tuberculosis (TB), we may be on the cusp of an era of remarkable progress. The end of TB may not be here yet, but if the world grabs the momentum we have built in the last two years in the fight against this disease, we can make this moment the beginning of the end of an age-old disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Tanzania Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: WHO Study Shows $39 Return for Each Dollar Invested in Fight Against TB
[UN News] The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for a funding boost in tuberculosis (TB) screening and prevention programmes to protect vulnerable populations and achieve key health goals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 20, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute Initiates Phase Three Clinical Trial of Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate
[Gates Foundation] A large Phase 3 trial will evaluate whether the M72/AS01E vaccine candidate can protect adolescents and adults from pulmonary tuberculosis Clinical trial site at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, is first of up to 60 sites in seven countries The M72/AS01E vaccine candidate could be the first new TB vaccine in 100 years if proven effective (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 19, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa Health and Medicine Tuberculosis Source Type: news
South Africa: Someone Close to Me Has Been Diagnosed With TB - What Should I Do?
[spotlight] Tuberculosis can infect anyone. It is caused by bacteria and spreads through air and is very common in South Africa. Dr Janet Giddy shares how she deals with Mrs Worried - an anxious and fearful voice seeking advice when someone close to her, like her domestic worker, has been diagnosed with TB. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 18, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: UZ Launches Research Into Drug-Resistant TB
[The Herald] The University of Zimbabwe Clinical Trials Research Centre (UZ-CTRC) has launched a research programme for a treatment regimen that can protect families of people with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - February 1, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Tuberculosis Zimbabwe Source Type: news
