Kenya: Children at Risk Amid TB Vaccine Shortage
Updated: Fri 18 May, 02:59 am
The government has confirmed that there is a severe shortage of the vaccine that protects children against tuberculosis. read more »
Trade Talks Threaten Access to Life-Saving Drugs
Updated: Mon 7 May, 10:18 am
In a wide-ranging interview with allAfrica's Sue Valentine, the president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr. Unni Karunakara, warns that health care gains may be reversed if funding is not maintained. read more »
Africa: Historic Challenges Remain in TB Fight
Updated: Tue 20 Mar, 01:51 pm
As World TB Day approaches on March 24, the challenges that have faced public health systems worldwide for decades - adequate funding, improved medicines and efficient health systems - remain in 2012. read more »
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The government has confirmed that there is a severe shortage of the vaccine that protects children against tuberculosis. Read more »
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The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) has called on The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, to use it's additional funding - U.S. $1.6 billion - ... Read more »
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In a wide-ranging interview with allAfrica's Sue Valentine, the president of Médecins Sans Frontières, Dr. Unni Karunakara, warns that health care gains may be reversed if ... Read more »
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THE Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has agreed to release U.S.$236 million for Zimbabwe's health sector to combat these diseases for the next three years. Read more »
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Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of Africans every year and, for those who survive it, the disease compromises immunity to other diseases and lowers productivity. Yet it is both ... Read more »
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Regional Experts are gathered in Luanda to analyse and prepare the agenda for the Extraordinary Joint Meeting of Ministers of Health, Mining and Employment. Read more »
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The country's prison's are not suited for accommodating disabled prisoners. Read more »
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Rising poverty, overcrowded public transport, and sprawling slums threaten to reverse the gains made in eradicating tuberculosis in the country. Read more »
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Researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa are playing a key role in the development of a new tuberculosis vaccine. Read more »
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As International TB Day approaches, millions of people around the world are uniting to fight this pandemic. Read more »
