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Items tagged with Global TB response

World’s doctor gives WHO a headache (post)

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus raised eyebrows with his appointment of Robert Mugabe and new recruitment policies. But the real shocker was his choice of a Russian to head up agency’s tuberculosis fight.

A neglected epidemic (post)

An editorial published in The New England Journal of Medicine reflects on the state of the global TB response.

IJTLD February 2018 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 challenges of preventing bovine tuberculosis (post)

Bovine tuberculosis destroys livelihoods and is hampering efforts to achieve the End TB Strategy goal of tuberculosis elimination by 2030. Sophie Cousins reports on efforts to stamp out this neglected infectious disease.

5th Global Forum on TB Vaccines: Call to accelerate global funding on TB vaccine research (post)

The 5th Global Forum on TB Vaccines commenced today (February 20) in New Delhi. The Forum is a scientific conference, which provides a platform for researchers, clinicians, product developers, policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders, to review the state of the field, share the latest research and findings with the end goal of developing new TB vaccines. Experts agreed that there is an urgent need to develop an effective vaccine against both drug-sensitive and drug-resistant (Multi-Drug Resistant and Totally Drug Resistant) TB. The target set forth in the WHO End TB Strategy to end the TB epidemic by 2035 cannot be achieved without new vaccines, as well as improved diagnostics and treatment. The Inaugural Ceremony was attended by the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ms. Anupriya Patel; Deputy Director General (Programmes), World Health Organization, Dr Soumya Swaminathan; Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Dr Ashutosh Sharma; Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ms Preeti Sudan; and other key dignitaries.

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