Items tagged with Global TB response
Maintaining essential health services: new WHO operational guidance for the COVID-19 context (post)
New guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO) will help countries keep essential health services running whilst taking measures to keep people safe in the COVID-19 pandemic. Most health systems are facing challenges of increased demand for care of people with COVID-19, compounded by fear, misinformation and limitations on movement that disrupt the delivery of health care for all conditions. Countries must find ways to keep people safe and ensure the delivery of services such as emergency care for conditions like heart attacks and injury; immunization to prevent outbreaks; treatment for infectious diseases like HIV, malaria and tuberculosis; and screening and treatment for noncommunicable diseases like cancer and diabetes.
May 2020 edition of the Stop TB Partnership's newsletter (post)
The Stop TB Partnership released its May 2020 newsletter, summarizing the initiatives and activities carried out during the month.
WHO: Promoting research on the interlinkages between COVID-19 and TB (post)
05 June 2020 | Geneva - The World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Programme is pleased to share a compendium of key resources to facilitate knowledge sharing and promote research on the interlinkages between tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19. Given similar disease presentation between TB and COVID-19, and the adverse impact of this pandemic on TB services and health outcomes, knowledge sharing is important for a timely response to the dual threat of COVID-19 and TB.
Aidspan publishes new issue of ‘Global Fund Observer’ (post)
Aidspan: Global Fund Observer
AFEW International released the COVID-19 report “Interruption and Innovation” (post)
AFEW International released the COVID-19 report “Interruption and Innovation” with an overview of disruptions of and responses to prevention, treatment and care for key populations at risk for HIV, TB and viral hepatitis due to COVID-19 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
Global Fund survey: Majority of HIV, TB and malaria programs face disruptions as a result of COVID-19 (post)
The latest survey results of Global Fund-supported programs across 106 countries show widespread disruptions to HIV, TB and malaria service delivery as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting approximately three-quarters of HIV, TB and malaria programs.
Ending the burden of HIV, malaria and TB in children (post)
A series of articles from the Access to Medicine Foundation stress the urgent need for new “child-friendly” treatments for HIV, malaria and TB to end the burden these diseases have on children, especially with the looming impact of COVID-19 and emerging drug resistance.
IJTLD June 2020 issue and May supplement 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).
Global Fund COVID-19 report: Deaths from HIV, TB and malaria could almost double in 12 months unless urgent action is taken (post)
GENEVA, 24 June 2020 – A new report released by the Global Fund today estimates that countries affected by HIV, tuberculosis and malaria urgently need US$28.5 billion to protect the extraordinary progress achieved in the fight against the three diseases in the past two decades.
TB cases and deaths predicted to spike due to COVID-19 (post)
Study estimates at least 110,000 additional deaths from TB in China, India and South Africa unless health services maintained and strengthened.
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