The Global Health System Needs a Re-Think [guest column]
allAfrica
The world is facing significant demographic changes. In addition, we are more at risk for new infectious outbreaks than ever before. Climate change threatens to make all these… Read more »
Health Experts Warn Against Stigmatising People With Tuberculosis
This Day
Health Experts, yesterday, warned against discriminating and stigmatising people affected by Tuberculosis (TB), noting that this discourages them from coming out for treatment. Read more »
Can a Pledge to End TB Stick This Time Around?
IPS
This week, the United Nations will host two days (May 8-9) of preliminary talks to plan a larger conference on tuberculosis (TB) in September. These preliminary talks will be held… Read more »
WHO Director-General's Opening Remarks At UN Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing On TB - 8 May 2023 [press release]
WHO
Your Excellency Csaba Kõrösi, President of the General Assembly, Read more »
Tuberculosis Risk Factors Exacerbated by Climate Change
Ghanaian Times
While there is no established causal relationship between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), studies have begun to highlight the potential impact its effects could have on the… Read more »
We Must Question How Govt's Promised Financial Hike for TB Programmes Will Be Managed [analysis]
Daily Maverick
South Africa's new National Strategic Plan for HIV, TB, and STIs 2023-2028 and the country's TB Recovery Plan necessitate a sharp increase in TB testing and increased enrolment… Read more »
The Promise of a Financial Boost for TB Programmes - Where to From Here? [opinion]
spotlight
South Africa's new roadmap to tackle HIV, TB and sexually transmitted infections - the National Strategic Plan - lays out an ambitious list of priority actions that need to be… Read more »