South Africa: What Should the TB Priorities Be in the New National Strategic Plan?
[spotlight] The period covered by South Africa's National Strategic Plan (NSP) for HIV, TB, and STIs 2017 - 2022 will soon come to an end and a new NSP will have to be developed for the next five years. Against the backdrop of World TB Day (24 March), Spotlight asked several local TB experts what they think should be the tuberculosis (TB) priorities in the new plan. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 1, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Analysis - Is SA On Course to Solve Its TB Diagnosis Problem?
[spotlight] In February 2021, findings from South Africa's first National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey were made public after delays of about a year. The survey confirmed something that has been suspected for some time - that large numbers of people who fall ill with TB in South Africa are not being diagnosed. This is firstly harmful to the health of the people who are not being diagnosed, but it is also a major obstacle to reducing the rate of new infections in the country since people who are not diagnosed and not (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 1, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: New Method Contributes to TB Reduction in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] National TB and Leprosy Elimination Program (NTLEP) says the introduction of active case finding method has significantly contributed to the decline of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Malawi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 30, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: What Is Impeding Africa's TB Fight?
[WHO-AFRO] Africa has made progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, however several hurdles are curbing the efforts to end this preventable and curable disease and at the current pace, the global targets to eliminate the disease by 2030 look increasingly elusive. Dr Norbert Ndjeka, Chief Director of TB Control and Management in South Africa's National Department of health, assesses the challenges and how to accelerate progress. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: 10,500 Benue Residents On Tuberculosis Treatment
[Leadership] No fewer than 10,500 people who have been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in Benue State from 2020 till date have been placed on drugs and regular monitoring of six to 12 months. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Liberia: Call to Save Liberia From TB Disease
[New Dawn] As Liberia joins the world in observance of International World Tuberculosis Day, the Organization for the Control and Eradication of Tuberculosis in Liberia (OFCET-Liberia) has embarked on a major outdoor awareness and sensitization campaign on the cause, effect and prevention of the disease across the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Tanzania: Kibong'oto Rolls Out Special TB Programme
[Daily News] THE Kibong'oto Infectious Disease Hospital has rolled out a special sensitization programme for miners on Tuberculosis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 28, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Malawi: Government to Commit Domestic Resources Towards TB Fight in Next Year's Budget
[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda has disclosed that government will show allocate domestic resources towards the fight against tuberculosis in the next year's budget. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Authorities, Partners Raise Concerns of Funding Gaps for TB Programs
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- On World Tuberculosis Day, Nigeria said cases of the disease increased by nearly 50 percent last year. At a summit Thursday to heighten awareness of the disease, health authorities said to tackle the epidemic, they need to close a huge funding gap. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: World Tuberculosis Day - Investing More to End the Pandemic
[Daily Trust] The World Tuberculosis Day, one of eight global health campaigns marked by the World Health Organisation (WHO), is commemorated on March 24th to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts towards the eradication of the disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Are Long-Acting Injections the Future of TB Prevention?
[spotlight] Injections given every three months have been used for years as one of a number of contraceptive options for women. More recently, an antiretroviral injection administered every two months have been shown to be highly effective in preventing HIV infection and was recently approved for this use in the United States. In South Africa, the medicines regulator, Sahpra is currently reviewing the product. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 24, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: World TB Day - 36 Percent of TB Deaths Occur in Africa, Says WHO
[Premium Times] The official said that the UN High-Level world leaders had agreed to mobilise 13 billion dollars per year to finance TB prevention and treatment by 2022. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 24, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: It Is Time to Invest in Ending TB in SA
[spotlight] Each year the global community commemorates World TB Day on 24 March. On this day, 140 years ago, Robert Koch discovered the bacillus that causes tuberculosis. Amazingly, the Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) vaccine, still used routinely, was first injected into a human in 1921 - 101 years ago. TB is an old disease - it was discovered in Egyptian mummies dating back to 600 BC. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 23, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: On World TB Day Who Calls for Increased Investments Into TB Services and Research
[WHO] Release of updated guidance on management of TB in children and adolescents (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 22, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Kenya: Ministry of Health Launches Four Tuberculosis Policy Documents to Manage the Disease
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Tuesday launched four Tuberculosis (TB) policy documents which will provide health care workers with interim guidance in managing patients with presumed or Confirmed TB or Covid 19 and follow up. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 17, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
