March 22
South Africa: MSF Calls for Decentralisation of Life-Saving DR-TB Services in Rural Setting
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… Read more »
March 18
Africa: Tuberculosis - MSF Launches Unprecedented Project to Tackle Underdiagnosis Among Children
Tuberculosis (TB) in children is a silent scourge: one child dies of TB every three minutes and more than half of all children with TB are never diagnosed. Taking the opportunity… Read more »
November 08, 2023
Africa: MSF Implores Govts to Use Recent TB Wins to Beat Back Deadly Infectious Disease
Recent price reductions to WHO-recommended TB tests and treatment should enable more countries to make these vital medical tools available Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: TB Medicine Agreement - 'J&J Needs to Do More'
"The announcement by the Stop TB Partnership/Global Drug Facility about a deal with pharmaceutical corporation Johnson & Johnson (J&J), for access to affordable… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Somalia: Recovering From Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Somaliland
When nine-year-old Mohamed fell ill, sweating heavily at night and coughing, his mother, Sabah, took him to the nearest hospital. He was misdiagnosed and the drugs he was… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Africa: Groundbreaking MSF Trial Finds Better Treatment for People With Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
A new all-oral, six-month treatment regimen is safer and more effective at treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) than the current options for people with… Read more »
May 04, 2022
Africa: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Trial Results in Updated Treatment Guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it will update global guidance on treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), following the results shared from the TB… Read more »
April 29, 2022
Somalia: Healing From Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Somaliland
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health concern in Somalia, where an increase in cases year over year is causing a high death rate and disease burden. Limited awareness of the… Read more »