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Southern Africa: New Hope for Tackling TB in the Community
Health-e, 2 November 2011
The results of a seven-year-long study into TB in the Western Cape and Zambia shows how home visits by counsellors can dramatically reduce TB prevalence. Read more »
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Africa: Door-to-Door Outreach Cuts TB Prevalence
PlusNews, 1 November 2011
Home-based tuberculosis (TB) education and testing reduced community TB prevalence by about 20 percent, according to findings of a large, two-country study released at the… Read more »
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Africa: Straight Talk With Stop TB Director Mario Raviglione
PlusNews, 31 October 2011
With global health funding on the decline, officials are concerned that strains of tuberculosis (TB), including multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), may go untreated. Stop… Read more »
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Uganda: New TB Treatment in Relation to HIV
New Vision, 29 October 2011
THE world conference on TB and chest health opened in full gear in Lille France, with a keynote presentation by the executive director of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and… Read more »
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Uganda: World Meets to Discuss New Developments in TB and Lung Health
New Vision, 27 October 2011
The 42nd Union World Conference on lung health is beginning in Lille, France on Friday. The meeting, which is attracting many health care givers, policy makers, scientists and… Read more »
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Mozambique: New Tuberculosis Vaccine Being Tested
AIM, 25 October 2011
The Manica Health Research Centre (CISM) in southern Mozambique is working on trials of a new vaccine against tuberculosis. Read more »
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Angola: Over 40.000 Cases of Tuberculosis Recorded in 2010
ANGOP, 24 October 2011
At least 45.000 cases of tuberculosis were recorded throughout the country in 2011. Read more »