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UN study warns of a million deaths from TB by 2035UN health innovation initiative (Unitaid) has warned that the failure to implement tuberculosis contact tracing and prevention could lead to close to one million deaths by 2035. The UN agency insisted that impl More… |
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WHO to establish a TB Vaccine Accelerator CouncilThe World Health Organization has announced plans to establish a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to facilitate the licensing and use of effective novel TB vaccines. The council will catalyse high-level align More… |
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Dubai Health Authority launches new TB stand-alone labThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has launched a new stand-alone laboratory, which provides several state-of-the-art diagnostic services. It is the only facility in Dubai and the whole of northern emirates to pr More… |
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Global fund raises $13bn to fight AIDS, malariaA global fund has raised over $12.9 billion from international donors as part of a campaign aimed at effectively eradicating AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by 2030, conference organizers said on Saturday. The Global Fund asked gov More… |
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WHO recommends rapid detection and treatment for MDR-T patientsThe World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new rapid detection and a cheaper treatment regime for tackling multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), which should significantly improve treatment outcomes for patients. “ More… |
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TB research funding falls $1.3bn short of targetsFunding for tuberculosis (TB) research fell $1.3 billion short of global targets last year, threatening worldwide goals to eliminate the disease between 2030 and 2035, researchers said on Monday. The Treatment Action Group (TAG), More… |
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TB now rivals AIDS as a leading cause of deathFor the first time, tuberculosis infections rivaled HIV/AIDS as a leading cause of death from infectious diseases, the World Health Organization said in a report released on Wednesday. It found that 1.1 million people died of TB i More… |
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TB now rivals AIDS as a leading cause of deathFor the first time, tuberculosis infections rivaled HIV/AIDS as a leading cause of death from infectious diseases, the World Health Organization said in a report released on Wednesday. It found that 1.1 million people died of TB i More… |
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TB vaccine shortage sparks alert in BahrainA vaccine crucial for immunisation against tuberculosis (TB) is currently in short supply in Bahrain, a leading doctor has revealed. Al Hilal Hospital paediatrician Dr Akhtar Amin said that several patients had come back to him after being una More… |
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Bahrain urged to rethink TB policyBahrain’s national policy on tuberculosis elimination is outdated and needs to be revised, a visiting team of international health experts has warned. Highly infectious and often fatal, tuberculosis - or TB - is spread throu More… |
