Nigeria: Tuberculosis - Experts Advocate Improved Funding to Eradicate Disease in Nigeria
[Premium Times] Nigeria remains one of the 30 countries globally with the highest burden of TB. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - May 11, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Three-Drug Combo 'Cures 90% of Severe TB Cases'
[SciDev.Net] Nairobi -- A three-drug regimen for treating drug-resistant TB strains cured 90 per cent of patients and cut down treatment period from about 20 months to six months, a conference heard. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - May 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Xact III - a Trial Asking How to Take TB Tests to the People
[spotlight] South Africa's first National TB Prevalence Survey (findings of which were published earlier this year) found that in 2018 the country's TB burden was substantially higher than previously thought. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - May 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Six Ways Clinics Can Help Turn the Tide On TB Infection
[spotlight] Six simple interventions are at the heart of how clinics can be part of turning the tide on TB infection - a disease that still kills close to 60 000 people a year in South Africa, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - May 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Joint Statement - WHO Director-General and the Civil Society Task Force On TB
[WHO] Urgent actions to stop preventable deaths and suffering due to tuberculosis and recover gains lost during the COVID-19 pandemic (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - May 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: 'Can They Just Pay Me Before I Die?'
[New Frame] Despite winning a R5 billion settlement in 2018, miners who contracted TB and silicosis at work and the family members of those who died are still waiting for that payment. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 30, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Organisation Creates Awareness On TB Among Elderly On Lagos Island
[This Day] The Executive Director of Women Protection Organisation (WOPO), Oluwatoyin Fowobola recently held a medical outreach at Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) as part of her organisation's goal to create awareness on Tuberculosis among the elderly in the society while checking their health statuses. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Why Nigerians Should Fear TB More Than Covid-19 - NGO
[Premium Times] Health officials want media attention given to Tuberculosis as COVID-19 (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Africa: Nigeria Ranks First in Africa's Tuberculosis Infection
[Leadership] Kaduna -- Nigeria has been ranked 1st in Africa and 6th globally among the high Tuberculosis (TB) burden countries, and on the list of 14 countries with tripple-burden of TB, HIV associated TB and multi-drug resistance TB (MDR-TB). (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: Tuberculosis Kills 18 Nigerians Every Hour - WHO Report
[Daily Trust] National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Itohowo Uko, said Tuberculosis kills 18 Nigerians every hour. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Namibia: TB Campaign Boosts Preventive Therapy
[Namibian] THE Ministry of Health and Social Services launched the Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy (TPT) campaign under the theme 'Where is my TPT?'. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 9, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: SA Piloting Mobile X-Rays to Improve TB Detection
[spotlight] One of the most striking findings of South Africa's first National Tuberculosis (TB) Prevalence Survey was that of 234 people found to have TB, around 58% had abnormal chest X-rays without experiencing any TB symptoms. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - April 7, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ghana: Make Conscious Efforts to Handle Discrimination Against TB Patients and Caregivers
[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has directed all health facilities in the country to include tuberculosis (TB) in their screening for COVID-19, as both present similar symptoms like coughing, difficulty in breathing and fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Nigeria: New 51 Cases of Tuberculosis Discovered in Benue
[This Day] Makurdi -- Fifty One new cases of tuberculosis (TB) have been discovered in Benue State from a test conducted on 609 samples screened for the contagious disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 29, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Rwanda: Covid-19 Outbreak Dented Efforts to Fight Tuberculosis, Medics Say
[New Times] Medical workers have rallied policymakers to support efforts aimed at increasing the detection and treatment of Tuberculosis (TB), saying there has been a setback in the fight against the disease following the outbreak of Covid-19. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
