Items tagged with Global TB response
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
UNAIDS: Tuberculosis — good progress, but not enough (post)
As the world is commemorating World TB Day on 24 March in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to remember that we need to sustain services for addressing TB epidemics and TB/HIV coinfections globally. There is still a US$ 3.3 billion yearly funding shortfall for TB prevention and care.
WHO: World TB Day newsletter (post)
The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Program released a special edition of its newsletter in commemoration of World TB Day, 24 March.
TB REACH Wave 8 now open for proposals (post)
The Stop TB Partnership’s TB REACH launched its Wave 8 round of funding to focus on engaging private providers in the TB response.
World TB Day 2020: As coronavirus spreads, preventing and treating TB must remain a priority (post)
As the world grapples with the global pandemic of coronavirus, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is concerned for vulnerable groups worldwide, like people with tuberculosis (TB), whose lungs are often damaged and immune systems weakened.
Fighting TB: Lessons for COVID-19 (post)
As governments around the world struggle to contain spiraling infections and an ever-increasing death toll from COVID-19, it’s worth reflecting on what lessons we can draw from the long and still unfinished fight against tuberculosis – the world’s most deadly infectious disease that kills nearly 1.5 million per year.
The U.S. government and global TB efforts (post)
Kaiser Family Foundation released an updated version of its fact sheet explaining the U.S. government’s role in addressing the global TB epidemic, including the history of U.S. involvement and funding trends.
What TB communicators can learn from COVID-19 (post)
One of the most commendable things about the response to the novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic currently underway, is how well key information has been shared worldwide. Despite misinformation from multiple quarters, the sharing of messaging has been sensitive, informative and highly effective in helping communities protect themselves.
TB response is heavily impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic (post)
The Stop TB Partnership Secretariat organized a rapid assessment of the impact the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures have on the TB response in 20 high burden countries that represent 54% of the global TB burden, through interviews with National TB Programs (NTPs) and focal points based on a set of open-ended questions. Similarly, the Global Coalition of TB Activists (GCTA) did a worldwide survey through their network of members collecting answers from TB civil society and communities from 16 countries, with data updated regularly.
AIDS, TB and malaria: coronavirus threatens the endgame (post)
"It is clear that the coronavirus pandemic has just made it incredibly difficult to script an endgame for the “Big Three” killer epidemics. The SDG goal is to end the epidemics of AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030. Is this still possible?... How are global leaders and agencies dedicated to AIDS, TB, and malaria reacting to the pandemic?"
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