Items tagged with Global TB response
Global Fund’s year-end 2016 results (post)
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has released its year-end 2016 results, showing accelerated progress against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.
The Lancet: Tuberculosis (post)
No disease better illustrates the difficulties of early modern medical practice than tuberculosis. Arguments over heredity, nutrition, environment, and contagion all came together within the potent cultural frame of a condition that, by the early 19th century, killed about one in five Europeans. Rather than claiming thousands in swift, savage epidemics tuberculosis took its victims slowly, racking their bodies and exhausting their minds. Older names for the disease—consumption and pthisis (from a Greek word meaning to waste away)—reflect the way in which it seemed to destroy the body from within. Tuberculosis was a constitutional condition par excellence, one that seemed to sap strength until life was exhausted.
IJTLD August 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).
The world can’t afford to forget tuberculosis (post)
The international community will need an expanded, cooperative, and holistic response to tuberculosis if it is to eliminate the ancient disease, James Trauer writes.
Countries need to step up to end tuberculosis (post)
A declaration made by the G20 leaders during the 2017 Hamburg Summit acknowledged that there is a “growing threat to public health and economic growth” posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Accordingly, a pledge was made to make AMR a priority for increased research and development; tuberculosis (TB) was highlighted as a particularly important issue.
IJTLD September 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, an independent watchdog of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, published Issue 318 of the “Global Fund Observer.”
Has the European Union met its targets for reducing TB fatalities? (post)
While tackling global health issues it is essential to measure the success of public health campaigns. In a study recently published in BMC Public Health, researchers report on the success of the European Union’s mission to reduce tuberculosis death rates across its countries. Here, we find out how they fared and look at the next steps for the future.
Kaiser Family Foundation breaks down U.S. global health budget by program area (post)
This resource provides short, printable one-page summaries of key program areas of the U.S. global health budget, along with an overview of total funding.
Union President calls for action to establish World Lung Day (post)
Today, 5 September, The Union's President, Dr Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa has sent the following letter to all Union members calling for united action to support the establishment of ‘World Lung Day’:
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