By
HIV i-Base,
Treatment Action Group
Published: July 20, 2014, 3:59 p.m.·
Tags:
Hepatitis C,
Prevention,
Vaccines,
Pediatrics,
Advocacy
Latest annual review on pipeline drugs for adults and children, strategies for cure and prevention for HIV, HCV, TB and vaccine research.
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By
Volha Charnysh
Published: July 14, 2014, 9:48 p.m.·
Tags:
TB epidemiology,
Drug-resistant TB,
Mobile populations
Research indicates that post-Soviet migrants account for a mere 1.7% of TB incidence across the EU border. Portraying migrants from post-Soviet states as diseased may contribute to their already negative perception in Western Europe and will further strengthen prejudice against this group.
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By
Pavol Stracansky
Published: July 14, 2014, 8:15 p.m.·
Tags:
TB epidemiology,
Drug-resistant TB,
TB programs,
Global TB response,
Correctional facilities
TB is a major health threat in Russia, where it is the leading infectious disease killer. The country has the highest rates of MDR-TB and XDR-TB in Europe and the third highest in the world. It also has the 11th highest burden of all TB in the world.
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Published: July 13, 2014, 5:08 p.m.·
Tags:
Events,
HIV coinfection,
Advocacy
For the first time, the International AIDS Conference will feature a dedicated hub for discussing the deadly duo of TB/HIV.
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By
Laia Ruiz Mingote et al.
Published: July 12, 2014, 11:53 p.m.·
Tags:
Treatment,
Drug-sensitive TB,
Drug-resistant TB,
Advocacy
Community voices on bedaquiline's use to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis and future development as a potential treatment for drug-susceptible disease have been largely unheard.
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By
Peter J Dodd et al.
Published: July 12, 2014, 8:33 p.m.·
Tags:
Pediatrics
New estimates indicate that over 650 000 children develop TB every year in the 22 countries with a high burden of the disease - almost 25% higher than the total number of new cases worldwide estimated by WHO in 2012 (530 000).
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By
Médecins Sans Frontières
Published: July 7, 2014, 8:54 p.m.·
Tags:
Advocacy,
Access,
Public health
MSF warns that higher medicine prices caused by harmful new rules in the TPP trade pact will disproportionally affect the poorest populations across all countries in the pact: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam.
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By
Jonathan Stillo
Published: July 3, 2014, 10:23 p.m.·
Tags:
Treatment,
Access,
Drug-resistant TB,
TB programs,
Advocacy
For Romanians with XDR-TB, except for the lucky few who get on a bus or a plane and become medical refugees, throwing themselves at the mercy of other European countries, someday never comes.
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By
World Health Organization,
European Respiratory Society
Published: July 3, 2014, 8:20 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response
WHO and the European Respiratory Society present a new framework to eliminate tuberculosis in countries with low levels of the disease.
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By
Economist Intelligence Unit
Published: July 3, 2014, 10:38 a.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
Advocacy
A new report on tuberculosis calls for raising the profile of TB, fight apathy and lack of compelling ambition in addressing the disease.
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