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South Africa: This Kills More South Africans Than Any Other Disease. There's a New Way to Stop It
Bhekisisa, 28 March 2019
One in four people carry this potentially deadly bug? Now a new shorter treatment can prevent it from making you sick. Read more »
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Africa: Tuberculosis - Older Than Time, Tougher Than Nails
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 23 March 2019
The results of decades of inaction on TB are that doctors are stuck with an antiquated treatment regimen that is both challenging to administer and monitor Read more »
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Africa: The Clock Is Ticking for Dr-TB Patients. How Long Will They Wait for a Kinder Cure?
Bhekisisa, 22 March 2019
For years, catching this drug-resistant bacteria meant painful treatment that risked your hearing and mental health. Now, that could be changing. Read more »
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Africa: TB Doesn't Only Attack the Lungs - - Other Organs Are Also Vulnerable
The Conversation Africa, 21 March 2019
The world marks World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24 every year. Most people assume that TB only affects the lungs - but the disease can also attack other organs. The… Read more »
Why Tuberculosis is Still a Global Killer
"TB remains the world's deadliest infectious killer. Each day, nearly 4,500 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease", says the World Health Organization.
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Africa: Drug-Resistant TB - a New Study Offers New Hope
The Conversation Africa, 21 March 2019
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death in the world from a single infectious disease, causing more deaths than HIV/AIDS. In 2017, 10 million people developed TB disease… Read more »
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Africa: Major Battles Have Been Won Against TB. but the War Isn't Over
The Conversation Africa, 20 March 2019
The suffering and massive loss of life caused by Tuberculosis (TB) are proof that humanity hasn't prioritised the development of tools to eliminate a disease dating back 9 000… Read more »
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Africa: Shorter, Safe Treatment of TB in People With HIV Found
SciDev.Net, 15 March 2019
Co-administering a drug for treating HIV called dolutegravir with two common TB medicines can safely shorten TB treatment, a study says. Read more »
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Africa: Why Warthogs Are Useful in Figuring Out How Bovine TB Spreads
The Conversation Africa, 6 March 2019
Tuberculosis is not just a human disease. Cattle also contract a similar type of bacteria, called bovine tuberculosis. Evidence suggests that it can be transmitted from cattle to… Read more »
InFocus
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In an important step in the fight against strains of tuberculosis which resist conventional treatments, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has agreed to review urgently a new ... Read more »
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A new study finds that a shorter course of drugs to prevent tuberculosis - one of the world's deadliest diseases - is effective and can safely be given to people who are also ... Read more »
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People with drug-resistant tuberculosis continue to be deprived of the best-possible treatment in part because of high drug prices, according to Doctors Without Borders. Read more »
