Items tagged with TB programs
Tuberculosis: US to extend help to Tibetans (post)
Studies show the Tibetans have one of the highest rates of TB in the world. Even the deadly multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB is increasingly common. Now the US is coming to help the Tibetans, who have been in exile in India for over half a century.
How much is tuberculosis screening worth? (post)
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Report of the joint ECDC and WHO review of the national tuberculosis programme in Bulgaria (post)
The report outlines the results of the joint ECDC and WHO review of the Bulgarian National Tuberculosis Control Programme. The programme of the review included visits to national institutions involved in tuberculosis prevention and control, primary healthcare facilities, regional hospitals including laboratories, the hospital for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, a prison hospital, regional health inspectorates, and non-governmental organisations. The team was supported by national experts.
Nigeria at risk of four million TB cases, says report (post)
Abuja, 27 November 2014 — Based on a National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey Report released in Abuja yesterday, an estimated four million ninety seven thousand, one hundred and fourteen (4, 097, 114) cases of TB are estimated to occur.
Unexpected partnerships with North Korea (post)
Despite political tension surrounding the country, NGOs have found ways to collaborate effectively with the North Korean government in an effort to fight its deadliest disease.
Mozambique health care workers speak on struggle to control tuberculosis (post)
Health care workers in Mozambique voiced concerns about the obstacles confronting them as they struggle to control tuberculosis (TB), in a study recently published in the science and medicine journal PLOS ONE.
PHE and NHS England launch joint £11.5m strategy to wipe out TB in the UK (post)
Public Health England (PHE) and NHS England have today (19 January 2015) announced an £11.5 million investment as part of a collaborative initiative to decrease TB cases and ultimately eliminate TB as a public health problem in England.
India: Holes in battle to eliminate tuberculosis (post)
New Delhi, Jan. 23: A public health expert has questioned the Indian government's commitment to effectively tackling tuberculosis, citing slashed funds, late diagnoses and a failure to curb incorrect or inappropriate prescriptions by many private practitioners.
Australia: Julie Bishop ‘must act’ on tuberculosis vow (post)
JULIE Bishop is under fire for being slow to release up to $10 million to help develop and trial a new tuberculosis treatment, as the Abbott government announces a three-year assistance package to combat the disease in Papua New Guinea.
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