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Posted in Faces of TB, TB Prevention and Control Strategies, Video, Voices from the Fight to Stop Tuberculosis
Kick TB Campaign: Scoring Big in South Africa and Beyond
The Kick TB Campaign is a unique project that uses the World’s most popular sport to educate and engage young people in the effort to stop the spread of tuberculosis (TB).
TB R&D Weekly Update: Totally Drug-Resistant TB
Over the past couple of weeks there have been much discussion and reporting on totally drug-resistant tuberculosis (TDR-TB) based on reports of new cases in India. Here are links to coverage of TDR-TB in India, excerpt from a response by Dr. Nardell who we interviewed last year, and link to the WHO Fact Sheet on TDR-TB. Additional links to TB R&D News are included.
WHO Alarmed by Rising Rates of Drug-Resistant TB in Europe
Yesterday, BBC News published an article on the WHO Plan entitled “Consolidated action plan to prevent and combat multidrug- and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in the WHO European Region 2011–2015.” The plan outlines the problem as well as a solution that could save 120,000 lives if successful.
New TB Materials and Tools Available!
Over the last week, some announcements have been released concerning new tools, publications and meeting materials that may be of value to the TB community including materials from the WGND sponsored “Essentiality of Pyrazinamide” Workshop, an interactive map of clinical trials from PACTR, and a new Collaborative Framework for Care and Control of Tuberculosis and Diabetes from the WHO and The Union.
Posted in Regulations and Guidelines, TB Prevention and Control Strategies, TB Treatment
Updated WHO guidelines on Drug-Resistant TB
The WHO issued updated guidelines on the programmatic management of drug-resistant TB on August 4, 2011 online in the European Respiratory Journal.
Report: An Evaluation of DR-TB Treatment Scale-up
MSF, PIH, and TAG release a report on MDR-TB scale up that shows poor progress that is leading to spread of MDR-TB and the continued loss of lives.
Posted in TB News, TB Pediatrics, TB Prevention and Control Strategies, TB Treatment, Uncategorized
TB R&D Weekly Update: Latent TB Treatment in HIV and Children
In the July 7 issue of the New England Journal, two articles and an editorial on latent TB and TB prevention are published. One study discusses positive results on a treatment for latent TB in HIV-infected persons. The other study discusses negative findings that isoniazid is not effective in latent treatment of tuberculosis in children regardless of HIV status. A link to MedPage Today is included that provides a good overview of these studies and the editorial. Additional TB R&D News Links also are included.
Posted in TB Patient Perspective, TB Prevention and Control Strategies, Video, Voices from the Fight to Stop Tuberculosis
Video: Jenniffer Dietrich, Challenge Facility for Civil Society
Jenniffer Dietrich is Technical Officer at the Challenge Facility for Civil Society of the Stop TB Partnership.
Video: Global Fund in the Dominican Republic
This video documents what the Global Fund has done and can do more of to save lives and prevent infections by engaging affected communities.
Posted in TB Prevention and Control Strategies, Video, Voices from the Fight to Stop Tuberculosis
Video: Global Fund Impact in Indonesia
This video presents interviews with a diverse range of stakeholders on the positive impact that Global Fund financing has had for Indonesia’s national programme. This post also includes another perspective from Kenya.
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Toppix TB News- Editorial: Lives at risk if the U.S. shortchanges Global Fund 4 Feb 2012
- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Update 3 Feb 2012
- Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Update 3 Feb 2012
- WHO says TB in Russia displays highest known drug resistance 3 Feb 2012
- Media outlets examine Global Fund's future as it enters second decade 3 Feb 2012
