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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 »