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Africa: Treatment Time Can Be Cut By a Third for Most Kids With TB
spotlight, 26 October 2020
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment can be shortened from six to four months in 80% of children. This is according to findings from the SHINE study that were presented at a leading TB… Read more »
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Africa: The Slow Motion Race for a TB Vaccine
spotlight, 19 October 2020
If the world had forgotten the importance of vaccines, COVID-19 has served as a stark reminder. Less than a year after the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19),… 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 »
Shorter Treatment Time For African Children with TB - Study
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment can be shortened from six to four months in 80% of children. This is according to findings from the SHINE study that were presented at a leading TB conference. The study included over 1,000 participants and looked at less severe forms of TB, which make up 80% of the burden in children. According to a 2018 article (setting out the reasoning for the SHINE study) published in the scientific journal Trials, studies of anti-tuberculosis treatment in children historically have lagged substantially behind adult studies and "evidence for tuberculosis treatment in children is largely extrapolated from adult studies".
InFocus
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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 ... Read more »
New tuberculosis medication aimed at children reduces the number of pills a patient has to take.
