Africa:   No New Tuberculosis Drugs in 40 Years

UNITAID, 24 March 2011

In the lead-up to World TB Day, on 24 March, UNITAID calls on research institutes and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate the development of new, faster-acting treatment… Read more »

Zimbabwe:   World TB Day - Fighting Past Fear to Treat TB in Country

IPS, 24 March 2011

In the dusty streets of Bulawayo's densely populated townships, Susan Nkiwane is making house calls today. She is one of a group of twelve women who form a fragile web of support… Read more »

South Africa:   When a Whirlybird Meets TB

Health-e, 24 March 2011

A whirlybird is a wind-driven roof turbine. We've all seen them. They dot the roofs of expansive warehouses. They aid circulation in modern bourgeois apartments on Knysna's Thesen… Read more »

Angola:   FAA Official Announces Conclusion of TB Laboratory

ANGOP, 24 March 2011

The army's general barrack's laboratory designed to collect samples of tuberculosis suspected cases within members from Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has been… Read more »

South Africa:   New TB Testing Machine to Produce Results Much Faster

BuaNews, 24 March 2011

Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi reaffirmed government's commitment in the fight against TB as he unveiled the new TB testing equipment, GeneXpert. Read more »

South Africa:   North West Improves TB Cure Rate

BuaNews, 24 March 2011

North West Health MEC Dr Magome Masike has attributed the improvement of over 20 percent in the provincial TB cure rate to Directly Observed Therapy (DOT). Read more »

Angola:   World Tuberculosis Day Marked Thursday

ANGOP, 24 March 2011

The World Tuberculosis Day is annually held on March 24 and it is promoted by organisations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Union Against Tuberculosis… Read more »

Angola:   WHO Considers Strategy to Stop Tuberculosis Feeble

ANGOP, 24 March 2011

The regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Luís Gomes Sambo, affirmed that despite the fact that member states have adopted almost universally… Read more »

South Africa:   TB a Difficult Bugger

Health-e, 24 March 2011

TB is a difficult "bugger" making it tough for scientists to develop drugs, diagnostics and vaccines to control the epidemic. Read more »

South Africa:   Country Pays High Price for TB Drugs

Health-e, 24 March 2011

South Africa is paying exorbitantly high prices for drugs to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis, a new report by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has revealed. Read more »

South Africa:   Fighting the Terrible Twins

Health-e, 24 March 2011

The plump young woman sits on a wooden bench in a room at Hout Bay Clinic. Nothing in her unassuming demeanour offers any clue that many people's health and ultimately lives depend… Read more »

South Africa:   TB Diagnosis Dire for Children

Health-e, 24 March 2011

TB can hold serious physical and psychological consequences for those who are infected, and for children the diagnosis is often even bleaker. Dipuo Sedibe of Health-e News Service… Read more »

South Africa:   TB - Children Are Neglected

Health-e, 24 March 2011

Finding ways to effectively diagnose, prevent and treat tuberculosis in children is severely neglected, according to experts. Read more »

Tanzania:   Effect of Tuberculosis On Children

Citizen, 23 March 2011

With her body skinny and short of breath, she still smiles when her mother tells her that she will go to school as soon as she recovers.Chausiku Kidamucho is the weakest among the… Read more »

Kenya:   Cure at Last for Man On Two-Year TB Treatment

Nation, 23 March 2011

The brave fighter did not let the lack of bus fare stand in his way. He knew his predicament was a matter of life and death. Read more »