Items tagged with TB programs
Symposium on untapped solutions for India's TB epidemic (post)
On 25 September 2021, the 65th Annual National Conference of Indian Public Health Association will host a symposium to discuss the role for nutritional interventions and socially responsible businesses in India's TB elimination efforts.
TB programs should focus more on young people, researchers say (post)
Young people are at risk of falling seriously unwell with tuberculosis and spreading the disease. Therefore, researchers at Karolinska Institutet, among others, have mapped key factors that affect the treatment outcomes in 10- to 24-year-olds with tuberculosis in Brazil, where the disease is increasing. To deal with the global tuberculosis epidemic, researchers say that greater focus is needed on this age group in tuberculosis programs. The study is published in The Lancet Global Health.
WHO webinar: Strengthening TB surveillance (post)
On 30 September 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO)' Global TB Program will host a special #EndTB webinar on strengthening TB surveillance providing a global synthesis of findings and recommendations from national TB surveillance assessments and epidemiological reviews carried out between January 2013 and April 2020.
Philippines National TB Report 2021 (post)
There was a 57% gap between estimated and notified cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the Philippines in 2020 as TB-related health services were disrupted due to the coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and reversed the gains of previous decades, according to the National Tuberculosis Program’s (NTP) 2021 report.
Mapping the Technology Landscape of National TB Programs: Report (post)
Harnessing the power of digital health technologies is essential to driving progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). The COVID-19 pandemic has further underlined the importance of digital tools and international cooperation and collaboration for global health.
South Africa: WHO numbers underscore urgent need for stronger leadership and ambitious TB recovery plan (post)
An opinion piece by Zameer Brey, Marcus Low, Yogan Pillay and Ingrid Schoeman, published in Spotlight, reflects on the terrifying picture of the TB epidemic in South Africa and suggests what needs to be done for a successful TB recovery plan in the country.
Study identifies need to improve patient retention in the National TB Elimination Program, highlights patients’ trust relationship with private providers (post)
Given the complexity of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) diagnosis and care, a new study sought to address key knowledge gaps in MDR risk factors, care delays, and drivers of delay to help guide disease control.
TB Quarterly Update: Innovative approaches to finding and treating missing people with TB (post)
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria released the first TB Quarterly Update. It will be produced on a quarterly basis to share information on the achievements, tools, guidance, best practices and highlights of the TB Strategic Initiative and other TB-related activities.
Regular screening for TB in Inuit communities is cost-effective (post)
Montreal, November 1st, 2021 - Regular community-wide screening for active and latent tuberculosis (TB) appears to be cost-effective in Inuit communities with high TB rates and is recommended to help reduce outbreaks, according to new research published today in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The study was led by Dr. Kevin Schwartzman, Director of the Division of Respiratory Medicine at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) and Senior Scientist in the Translational Research in Respiratory Diseases Program at the Research Institute of the MUHC (RI-MUHC).
A survivor’s take: Why India must ensure a shorter oral regimen to treat drug-resistant TB (post)
Despite the emergence of new medicines to treat the disease, the country’s existing health system offers little help in reducing the suffering of patients.
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