Items tagged with Global TB response
Hope rises for a world free of TB (post)
World TB Day 2018 is turning out to be special — never in the history of tuberculosis (TB) control has there been greater political attention and commitment to tackling the infectious disease that causes nearly two million deaths a year.
Delhi End TB Week in pictures (post)
Pictures from the Delhi End TB Summit, held on 13-16 March 2018, and other related events compiled by the Stop TB Partnership.
GFAN World TB Day communications toolkit (post)
The Global Fund Advocates Network (GFAN) released a communications toolkit for World TB Day (March 24), and produced a short video titled “We’ll See You in New York”.
ECDC: World TB Day 2018 (post)
The fight to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) is far from over; this often-overlooked disease is still among the top 10 causes of death worldwide. In the European Union and European Economic Area around 60 000 TB cases are reported annually. World Tuberculosis Day – marked each year on 24 March – is an occasion to raise awareness and advocate for efforts to eliminate TB.
On World TB Day, health advocates call on global leaders to commit to ending the disease (post)
Washington, D.C. (March 22) – ACTION global health advocacy partnership is observing World Tuberculosis (TB) Day with new calls on world leaders to prioritize ending the disease. Caused by an airborne bacterium, TB is the world’s leading infectious disease killer, responsible for 1.7 million deaths per year and sickening more than 10 million in 2017.
Messages, statements, opinion pieces and blog posts recognize World TB Day (post)
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Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
IJTLD April 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).
Tackling TB stigma – a necessary step toward humanising TB (post)
Stigma has long been recognised within the tuberculosis (TB) community as a barrier to ending the disease. It is a complex and challenging issue involving institutions, communities, and societal attitudes. The global TB and HIV epidemics are both worsened by stigma, incited by their association with poverty, social marginalisation, and the risk of transmission and death. But what is being done to confront it?
World TB Day coverage (post)
In addition to the World TB Day (March 24) coverage compiled here, here are some more messages, statements, opinion pieces and blog posts:
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