Items tagged with Global TB response
Global burden of disease report shows gains made from HIV response, work that remains to respond to infectious disease (post)
Global life expectancy has increased by 10.2 years since 1980, with the most marked increases occurring over the past decade in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the expansion of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV activities have expanded life expectancy by more than ten years in countries with the highest HIV burdens.
Why is the news about TB so bad? (post)
Many countries think of TB as a disease of the past and this lack of awareness results in shortfalls in funding and a lack of political will to aggressively combat the disease.
Online consultation on UNITAID Strategy for 2017-2021 (post)
In the context of the development of the UNITAID Strategy for 2017-2021, UNITAID launched an online consultation on its Strategy for 2017-2021. The process will be open until 31 October and aims at gathering feedback from countries and partners (technical, funding, implementing, civil society, and private sector) to ensure the new Strategy's fit with the needs and expectations of the global health community.
USAID 2015 report on foreign assistance for TB (post)
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) released an annual report illustrating the USAID's contribution during Fiscal Year 2015 to international TB programming. USAID supported screening, diagnosis and treatment services for people affected by TB and multidrug-resistant TB.
IJTLD November 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).
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
Take action: United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB – Heads of State must lead the TB fight (post)
Dear Partners, Colleagues and Friends,
WHO Global TB Symposium (post)
This year’s Global TB Symposium, organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) focused on the value of exploring the latest data on tuberculosis (TB) under the theme of Know Your Epidemic: Driving Change to End TB.
Inaugural Session opens the 47th Union World Conference (post)
In the keynote speech at the Inaugural session Stephen Lewis, the co-founder and co-director of AIDS-Free world, gave a fiery and hard hitting speech, including a list of 10 actions needed to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) for good. He said:
DG of Health Services calls activists ‘unstable’ at conference on TB (post)
Liverpool, 28 October 2016: In a further evidence proving that there is no room for critical voices in India disagreeing with government policies, the Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr Jagdish Prasad attending the 47th Union World conference on Lung health at Liverpool attacked the global health activists calling them “unstable”, “mentally unwell” when they came protesting, calling on Indian government to act and implement the policies and programs required to end TB in India.
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