Items tagged with Global TB response
June 2016 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 Union). The journal aims to promote the vision of The Union, Health solutions for the poor, by disseminating new knowledge on health systems and health services for vulnerable groups, with a priority on tuberculosis, lung health, non-communicable diseases and related public health issues.
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
European Members of Parliament convene to accelerate political progress against tuberculosis (post)
Parliamentarians from 12 European and Central Asian countries convened in Bratislava from 24-26 June for the European TB Summit, issuing a united call for governments to put tuberculosis (TB) back on the political agenda.
U.S. Senate agrees on global health funding (post)
On June 29, 2016 the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2017 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill, which includes funding for U.S. global health programs. Click here to read the Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of the global health aspects of the bill.
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
IJTLD August 2016 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).
How drug-resistant TB can show the path to tackling antimicrobial resistance (post)
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health threat, and it is estimated that by 2050, 10 million lives a year and a cumulative US$100 trillion of economic output are at risk due to the rise of drug-resistant infections, if we do not find solutions to tackle the problem.
Global Fund results factsheet (post)
GENEVA – Ahead of next week’s International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today (July 13) released results that show a significant increase in the number of people being treated for HIV.
No time to wait: Lack of funding for TB drug research threatens projects (post)
Research into desperately needed new tuberculosis (TB) drugs is flagging because governments and pharmaceutical companies are not investing enough in the field, scientists warned on the eve of the 21st International AIDS conference, which begins on Monday (July 18).
TB preconference highlights response stymied by neglect of patient needs and research funding deficits (post)
DURBAN, South Africa – Calling for change in approaches to tuberculosis to address poverty, malnutrition and human rights, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease leader Jose Luis Castro, at a pre-conference event here Saturday, urged TB responders globally to embrace patient-centered approaches and language. That includes ending the use of nomenclature such as “TB suspect” and TB defaulters,” which Castro noted was tantamount to treating people with TB like criminals.
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