Items tagged with TB programs
Awareness and proper treatment crucial to curbing TB mortality in the Philippines (post)
ManilaMed pulmonologist Dr. Jose Sarenas III, in a recent forum on tuberculosis (TB), said that lack of education and misconceptions about treatment of the disease among the general population and even the medical community remains as a top concern in curbing tuberculosis mortality.
India continues to be worst affected by TB: WHO report (post)
New Delhi: India continues to have the highest number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world, the Global TB Report 2017 released by World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday (October 30) revealed.
Report: TB medicine crisis in Romania (post)
Authorities in Romania are unable to provide the full range of essential medicines needed for the treatment of TB, the Romanian Health Observatory said in its latest report, TB medicine crisis in Romania. While the contagious disease is designated a public health priority in the country, the root cause is “the existence of absurd and self-contradictory legislation and widespread government red tape” that blocks Romanian tuberculosis patients’ access to treatment, it said.
Kenya’s TB burden gets worse (post)
Kenya has been listed as a multidrug-resistance tuberculosis (MDR-TB) high-burden country, joining eight other nations grappling with the deadly disease globally, a United Nations report shows.
Zero TB Cities Initiative in Bangladesh (post)
28 October - Dhaka, Bangladesh - The Bangladesh health ministry launched the Zero TB Cities Initiative in Dhaka on 28 October in the presence of the US ambassador and representatives from the Stop TB Partnership, Harvard Center for Global Health Delivery-Dubai, International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, and other partners.
India: Health ministry proposal on cash aid for TB patients faces hurdles within government (post)
A health ministry proposal for a monthly cash benefit of Rs500 to all tuberculosis patients is facing resistance, with the objections ranging from benefit duplication for TB patients to amount of aid.
Afghan healthcare under siege as escalating conflict cuts off access (post)
"Throughout Afghanistan ... an increasingly violent struggle for control is threatening access to vital healthcare. Pressure from a web of armed groups, including a resurgent Taliban, has seen medical workers targeted and health clinics commandeered or shut.
TB news from India (post)
The state of the national TB response in India.
South Africa: No end in sight for TB (post)
South Africa is one of seven countries responsible for the majority of the world’s tuberculosis (TB) burden, according to the 2017 Global TB Report published last month. The goal, set by the World Health Assembly, to effectively end TB by 2035 will not be met unless the country meets its own targets.
U.S. support for ending TB epidemic in India (post)
November 29, 2017 - Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced further action to help India in its fight against Tuberculosis (TB). India has the world's highest incidence of TB, with 2.8 million cases annually, and accounts for more than a quarter of the global TB burden. India also has the largest burden of multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) among all countries, with almost 150,000 cases every year. TB claims over 435,000 Indian lives each year, which places TB among the top ten causes of death in the country.
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