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Africa: TB Treatments Are Notoriously Hard to Stick to - Shorter Regimens Offer a Breakthrough
The Conversation Africa, 22 March 2021
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of illness and death around the world. In 2019, 10 million people fell ill with TB and close to 1.4 million people died. Most (95%) of the cases… Read more »
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South Africa: SA At Cutting Edge of TB Vaccine Research
spotlight, 25 March 2021
It is a hundred years since the BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccine, the only registered vaccine proven to offer some protection against tuberculosis , was first used in people.… Read more »
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South Africa: WORLD TB DAY: Addressing the Ocean of Gaps in the Treatment of TB in Children and Adolescents
MSF, 24 March 2021
Moving beyond the old approach Read more »
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Africa: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Trial Ends Enrolment After Positive Initial Data
MSF, 24 March 2021
London - A trial aiming to find a better treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has stopped enrolling patients early after its independent data safety and… Read more »
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Africa: 1.4 Million People With TB Lost Out On Treatment During First Year Of Covid-19
UN News, 22 March 2021
An estimated 1.4 million fewer people received necessary care for tuberculosis (TB) during 2020 compared with the previous year, because of COVID-19, the UN health… Read more »
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Africa: World Tuberculosis Day
State Department, 25 March 2021
Today, on World Tuberculosis Day, the global community acknowledges the progress made and the challenges that lie ahead in fighting tuberculosis (TB). While COVID-19 has had a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria and Global Fund Launch New Grants to Fight HIV, TB and Malaria
Global Fund, 18 March 2021
Nigeria and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have launched three new grants to strengthen the fight against HIV, TB and malaria and build resilient and… Read more »
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Kenya: Global Impact of Covid-19 On TB Is Worse Than Expected, New Study Reveals
Nation, 22 March 2021
Twelve months of Covid-19 pandemic has reversed the gains made over 12 years in the global fight against tuberculosis, a report has revealed. The Stop TB Partnership report was… Read more »
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South Africa: New TB Testing Strategy Improves Diagnosis in Clinics By 17 Percent
Daily Maverick, 23 March 2021
Almost 400,000 people in South Africa fall ill with tuberculosis every year. Of these, up to 150,000 are never diagnosed. Now, a new testing strategy has been shown to improve TB… Read more »
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South Africa: World TB Day - Let's Seize This Moment to Change the Status Quo
spotlight, 24 March 2021
This World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, we divert our attention momentarily away from the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) epidemic and refocus on a disease that has plagued us for… Read more »