Itohowo Uko, head of Communication and Social Mobilisation of the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, has said that they identified myths and ... Read more »
The new treatment comes at a time when the country is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, when protecting individuals with lowered immunity or with other diseases is crucial. The new ... Read more »
A group of researchers at Rwanda Biomedical Centre have reportedly discovered that a standard algorithm that was used to diagnose TB provides faulty results. Many patients were ... Read more »
With almost one-third of adults living with HIV, eSwatini has the highest percentage of people living with HIV in the world. The country is also severely affected by a tuberculosis ... Read more »
As COVID-19 surges globally and leaves fear and panic in its wake, global efforts are under way to find a cure. Yet the same level of response is lacking for several other ... Read more »
The International Society for Vaccines has selected a publication by the University of Cape Town as the best paper of the year for 2019. The paper, titled "Final Analysis of a ... Read more »
As governments around the world struggle to contain spiraling infections and an ever-increasing death toll from COVID-19, it's worth using World TB Day to reflect on what lessons ... Read more »
The Global Fund has given U.S.$413 739 805 to fund efforts against against Aids and tuberculosis until 2024. The money would be in addition to the funding that comes from the ... Read more »
The price of rifapentine, a lifesaving antibiotic that can prevent tuberculosis, was marked down by 66% by its manufacturer Sanofi, an announcement Gavin Churchyard for The ... Read more »
The cost of the drug, rifapentine, will be cut from U.S.$45 to $15 dollars for a recommended three-month course of treatment in 100 nations - including 48 in Africa - where TB is a ... Read more »
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