Items tagged with Global TB response
International Women’s Day reminds us of the need to fight inequality to end TB (post)
‘Be bold for change’ is the theme for this year’s International Women’s Day and on this day highlighting and celebrating the lives of women around the world, Past President of The Union, Dr E. Jane Carter reflects on the lives of women and their children cruelly affected by TB.
WHO European TB Advisory Group meeting in Copenhagen (post)
The 11th meeting of the WHO European Advisory Group on Tuberculosis Control (TAG-TB) took place on 13 and 14th February in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting was chaired by Professor Alberto Matteelli, and widely attended by WHO officers from countries, academia, civil society members and community representatives.
Opinion pieces discuss WHO’s exclusion of TB from its Priority list of antibiotic-resistant bacteria (post)
STAT: The World Health Organization made a big mistake on TB. It must fix it
IJTLD April 2017 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
Ahead of World TB Day, the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health launched in Guadalajara, Mexico (post)
At a press conference held in Guadalajara, Mexico, today (16 March), the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health was officially launched, just ahead of World TB Day on 24 March.
Statement from FIRS for World TB Day (post)
Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) issues five key points, critical to addressing TB epidemic
UNAIDS warns that countries will miss the 2020 target of reducing HIV-associated TB deaths by 75% unless urgent action is taken (post)
GENEVA, 24 March 2017—On World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March, UNAIDS is urging countries to do much more to reduce the number of tuberculosis (TB) deaths among people living with HIV. TB is the most common cause of hospital admission and death among people living with HIV. In 2015, 1.1 million people died from an AIDS-related illness—around 400 000 of whom died from TB, including 40 000 children.
Global rise of multidrug-resistant TB threatens to derail decades of progress (post)
New antibiotics are becoming available for the first time but without accurate diagnostics, clear treatment guidelines, and improved control efforts, their effectiveness could be rapidly lost.
World TB Day 2017: The Union looks for ways to accelerate progress (post)
On World TB Day, The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) released its March newsletter focused on TB.
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