Heads of states will sign the first UN declaration on the most deadly infectious disease on earth: TB. The ink is mostly dry on the 16-page agreement, but what's not in the final ... Read more »
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing organisation founded by Bill and Melinda Gates, former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Amir ... Read more »
In order to generate African solutions to African challenges, researchers on the continent are being offered grants to come up with new drugs to fight malaria, tuberculosis and ... Read more »
Doctors Without Borders has welcomed the South African National Department of Health's announcement that it would use bedaquiline, a promising new oral medicine, instead of ... Read more »
Tuberculosis (TB) remains the leading cause of death in South Africa, and yet it is curable. Why have we not overcome this fatal disease? Numerous challenges exist at every level ... Read more »
Tuberculosis is a disease that kills more people due to a bacterial infection than any other disease in the world. To make major strides, the world needs better interventions, ... Read more »
Tuberculosis cases have significantly decreased by 25% from 2010 when 12,000 cases were reported, to 9,000 cases in 2018. March 24 is World TB Day and Namibia's theme for this year ... Read more »
Zimbambwean afro pop musician Progress Chipfumo who is a tuberculosis survivor which nearly put him off the musical scene rails nearly a decade ago is set to launch an ... Read more »
If it were possible to have a more individualised approach to TB, the treatment outcomes would be much better, an expert argues in The Conversation Africa. Read more »
The inappropriate use of antibiotics, including taking them without prescription or not following doctor's orders closely, is slowly rendering many useless. Read more »
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