Items tagged with Global TB response
IJTLD March 2022 issue now online (post)
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IJTLD) is the official publication of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union).
Worrying lack of funding for TB (post)
A report from the Stop TB Partnership and Treatment Action Group in December highlighted the woefully inadequate funding allocated to tuberculosis research. Priya Venkatesan reports.
Like COVID, TB is a pandemic and must be treated as an emergency (post)
An article, published in The Conversation, compared the global responses to COVID-19 and TB, both declared by the World Health Organization as a public health emergency in 2020 and 1993, respectively. It highlighted what happens when one epidemic is treated as an emergency and the other is not, and what works to accelerate progress against a global threat.
Union World Conference on Lung Health announced (post)
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease announced the 53rd Union World Conference on Lung Health which will take place virtually on 8-11 November 2022.
Webinar: Addressing gender and stigma challenges to TB elimination (post)
On 7 March 2022, on the eve of International Women's Day, the Global Coalition of TB Activists (GCTA) and partners will host a webinar to discuss how to address gender and stigma challenges to TB elimination.
We cannot let war in Ukraine derail HIV, TB and COVID-19 treatment in Eastern Europe (post)
It is no surprise that the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for oxygen and critical medical supplies to safely reach those who need them in Ukraine and moving to establish safe transit for shipments through Poland. But nor is the call new. We’ve been here before.
War in Ukraine could lead to ‘devastating’ TB problem, warns Anthony Fauci (post)
The Russian invasion of Ukraine could be “devastating” for tuberculosis control in eastern Europe, and will cause a “terrible public health tragedy”, Dr Anthony Fauci has warned.
March 2022 issue of Public Health Action now online (post)
Public Health Action is the free access, online journal of The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. The journal focuses on TB, lung health, non-communicable diseases and related public health issues.
Global Fund approves emergency funding to maintain essential HIV and TB services in Ukraine (post)
GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has approved US$30 million to top up its Emergency Fund, including US$15 million to support the continuity of HIV and TB prevention, testing and treatment services in Ukraine. This is on top of the US$119.4 million allocated to Ukraine to support the fight against HIV and TB in the country over the 2020-2022 period, and of the US$46.6 million granted for the COVID-19 response since the pandemic broke out.
Increase funding or abandon hope of ending malaria, TB and AIDS (post)
Donors at the Seventh Replenishment Preparatory Meeting (23-24 February 2022) were urged to pledge billions of dollars to get the fight against HIV, TB and malaria “back on track” after health systems and key programs were devastated by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Fund warned the meeting’s delegates that unless donors make an unprecedented total funding pledge of at least $18 billion this year, the global goal of ending the three epidemics by 2030 will not be met.
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