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COVID-19 in focus on World TB Day: The Union stands in solidarity and with resilience in the fight against two airborne diseases - TB and COVID-19 (post)
23 March 2020: Ahead of World TB Day tomorrow, The Union announced that a multi-stakeholder approach to infectious disease control based on a partnership between government, the private sector, the research sector and affected community is essential if the COVID-19 virus is to be defeated. The Union also recognised that people living with tuberculosis (TB) are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 and its effects and reiterated that is essential to ensure that access to TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment continue in what is an unsettling environment.
UNAIDS: Tuberculosis — good progress, but not enough (post)
As the world is commemorating World TB Day on 24 March in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to remember that we need to sustain services for addressing TB epidemics and TB/HIV coinfections globally. There is still a US$ 3.3 billion yearly funding shortfall for TB prevention and care.
TB REACH Wave 8 now open for proposals (post)
The Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH launched its Wave 8 round of funding to focus on engaging private providers in the TB response.
World TB Day 2020: As coronavirus spreads, preventing and treating TB must remain a priority (post)
As the world grapples with the global pandemic of coronavirus, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned for vulnerable groups worldwide, like people with tuberculosis (TB), whose lungs are often damaged and immune systems weakened.
Webinar recording: Fair pricing for Cepheid Xpert tests (COVID-19, HIV, TB, HCV) (post)
On 3 April 2020, Treatment Action Group (TAG), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, and the Global Coalition of TB Activists (GCTA) held a webinar on the price of Xpert tests for COVID-19, HIV, TB, HCV and other diseases. The webinar provided the latest information about the “Time for $5” campaign and the evidence base for why GeneXpert tests should be priced at US$5.
TB response is heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (post)
The Stop TB Partnership Secretariat organized a rapid assessment of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures have on the TB response in 20 high burden countries that represent 54% of the global TB burden, through interviews with National TB Programs (NTPs) and focal points based on a set of open-ended questions. Similarly, the Global Coalition of TB Activists (GCTA) did a worldwide survey through their network of members collecting answers from TB civil society and communities from 16 countries, with data updated regularly.
Stop TB Partnership launches tools for TB programs and TB communities on TB and COVID-19 (post)
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the world, countries are rushing to put in place strategies to ease the burden on health systems and to mitigate disruption in routine health services. The current social distancing and stay-at-home measures will make it particularly challenging for tuberculosis (TB) programs to provide the necessary diagnosis, treatment and care for the people and communities affected by TB.
Brochure for communities: How to Protect Ourselves from TB (post)
The Global Coalition of TB Activists (GCTA) and the World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia released a community friendly brochure on How to Protect Ourselves from TB.
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Apply to be a member of the WHO Civil Society Task Force on TB (post)
Call for expressions of interest from the World Health Organization (WHO) Region of the Americas with an extended deadline until 3 May 2020. The aim of the Task Force is to intensify the voice of civil society in ending TB at all levels.
The COVID-19 pandemic must not divert attention from the needs of children and adolescents in TB-endemic African countries (post)
Wednesday, 22 April 2020 (Paris, France) – If resources are diverted away from child and adolescent tuberculosis (TB) programmes in order to fight COVID-19, the consequences for the estimated 400,000 children and adolescents in the African region needing TB and multidrug-resistant TB care each year could be devastating, warned the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) today.
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