Items tagged with Global TB response
Global leadership, collaboration aligned in the fight against tuberculosis (post)
With approval of the post-2015 global tuberculosis strategy by the World Health Assembly, the global community stands united as we work toward ambitious new targets for 2025 and 2035 to end the global TB epidemic. As we look to the future, it is important to evaluate the current global response to the epidemic so we may develop an effective and coordinated approach going forward. Major investments in TB by high-burden countries, the U.S. Government, the Global Fund (GF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and others have led to impressive progress and shown the potential for future impact. Promising new tools are now finally available, with others in the pipeline, and governments, donors and partners are allied around a new strategy with refocused resources.
WHO/Europe: Review of the Tuberculosis Programme in Kosovo (post)
The notification rate of tuberculosis cases in Kosovo (in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 [1999]) is among the highest in south-east Europe. WHO was asked to organize a review of the Kosovo Tuberculosis Programme, which took place from 22 to 26 April 2013.
UNITAID and the Global Fund announce formal collaboration (post)
GENEVA – UNITAID and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria have signed a collaboration agreement around a market-shaping agenda to maximize the value for money from each organization's investments.
DR-TB focus in new NSP Review (post)
The latest issue of the TAC/SECTION27 NSP Review has a focus on DR-TB.
Senate funding bill disappoints global HIV and TB advocates (post)
The Senate State Foreign Operations Subcommittee approved a fiscal year 2015 funding bill Tuesday with no new resources for the U.S. flagship global AIDS program, PEPFAR, and an $11 million cut in the U.S. response to global tuberculosis. PEPFAR is funded at $4.02 billion and TB at $225 million. The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria receives $1.35 billion in the bill for the fiscal year beginning October 1.
June 2014 issue of PHA is now online (post)
Public Health Action is The Union's free access, online journal. The journal aims to promote the vision of The Union, Health solutions for the poor, by disseminating new knowledge on health systems and health services for vulnerable groups, with a priority on tuberculosis, lung health, non-communicable diseases and related public health issues.
Live webcast panel discussion with TB experts to review findings from a new Economist Intelligence Unit report (post)
On Monday, 30 June, 2014, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) will launch a report: Ancient enemy, modern imperative: A time for greater action against tuberculosis (TB) at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.
WHO’s goal to eradicate tuberculosis draws attention to Canadian challenges (post)
The World Health Organization is ramping up its efforts to wipe out tuberculosis in countries with low rates of active TB by setting a goal of eradicating the disease by 2050 in 33 countries, including Canada.
Royal Society issue: After 2015: infectious diseases in a new era of health and development (post)
Royal Society Publishing has just published After 2015: infectious diseases in a new era of health and development, compiled and edited by Christopher Dye and Anne O’Garra.
Millennium Development Goals report 2014 (post)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched on 7 July the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) report 2014, which presents the most comprehensive global assessment of progress under the eight goals to date.
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