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Africa: Global Progress Against TB At Risk, Says WHO
WHO, 14 October 2020
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were making steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB), with a 9% reduction in incidence seen between 2015 and 2019 and a 14% drop… Read more »
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South Africa: WHO Estimates 20% Percent More TB Cases Than Previously Thought
spotlight, 14 October 2020
Around 20% more people are falling ill with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa than previously thought. This emerged from new estimates contained in the 2020 WHO World TB Report… Read more »
'Impressive' TB Gains for Africa, But Urgent Action Needed - WHO
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries were making steady progress in tackling tuberculosis, with a 9% reduction in incidence seen between 2015 and 2019 and a 14% drop in deaths in the same period. Countries in Africa also made impressive gains, with corresponding reductions of 16% and 19% in the same timeframe. But WHO's new report shows that access to TB services remains a challenge and that global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed without investments...
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Countries With Highest TB Burden in Africa 2020, 2020-10-15
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Globally, the TB incidence rate is falling, but not fast enough to reach the 2020 milestone of a ... see more »
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Namibia: Ministry Can't Afford 322 TB Health Workers
Namibian, 13 October 2020
THE Ministry of Health and Social Services lacks the financial means to employ 322 tuberculosis (TB) community health workers countrywide. Read more »
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Kenya: Experts Raise Alarm Over Spike in TB Cases
Nation, 7 October 2020
Health experts are now warning of a surge in tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country. Read more »
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South Africa: After Battling TB and Covid-19, This Doctor Reached Breaking Point
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 28 September 2020
Zolelwa Sifumba described the daily injection she got to treat tuberculosis as feeling like hot lava being pumped slowly into her body, leaving the young South African doctor with… Read more »
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South Africa: Some TB Patients Still Required to Take Pills in Front of Witnesses
spotlight, 17 September 2020
Completing the six months of treatment for standard drug-susceptible tuberculosis (DS-TB) can be hard. Apart from side effects associated with the medicines, people may feel better… Read more »
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Nigeria: About Three in Four TB Patients Yet to Access Care - Official
Premium Times, 1 October 2020
The National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP), has said at least three out of four persons afflicted with tuberculosis are yet to access health care in Nigeria. Read more »
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Africa: WHO Supports Government to Integrate Covid-19 Case Finding Into TB Surveillance Activities
WHO, 23 September 2020
"During a tuberculosis outreach in my community, one of the team members insisted I take a test as he said I already have symptoms. As I was about to undergo the test, the DSNOs… Read more »
Documents
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14 October 2020
Global Tuberculosis Report 2020
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- World Health Organization
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WHO has published a global TB report every year since 1997. The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the ... see more »
