Big Milestones for Me and All Community Health Workers in Kenya
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Community health worker and advocatecbalesJune 30, 2023June 30, 2023 12:00 PMI was thrilled to receive Dr. Atul Gawande, Assistant Administrator for Global Health at USAID, last week at Mathare North Health Center –my link facility. I told him about how I, and my fellow community health workers (CHWs) in Kenya, support theIntroducing New Tools Project to strengthen tuberculosis (TB) care. I go house to house to educate community members about TB. I screen for TB, and when I identify a person who may have TB, I bring the patient to this facility for further testing and treatment, which can now be done using ne...
Source: IntraHealth International - June 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Source Type: news
Tuberculosis vaccine to enter final trials, raising hopes of saving millions
If the next steps are successful, M72 would be the first new vaccine in a century to target tuberculosis, a disease that killed 1.6 million people in 2021. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shera Avi-Yonah Source Type: news
TB vaccine candidate to enter final trial, raising hopes of saving millions
If the next steps are successful, M72 would be the first new vaccine in a century to target tuberculosis, a disease that killed 1.6 million people in 2021. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - June 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shera Avi-Yonah Source Type: news
AI? Brain manipulation? WHO ’s new chief scientist aims to anticipate global challenges
At the beginning of May, after almost 10 years at the helm of one of the world’s richest biomedical foundations, British physician Jeremy Farrar traded funding clout for a bigger international stage, moving to Geneva to become chief scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO). Farrar had
helped make the U.K.-based Wellcome Trust a major player
in global issues such as infectious diseases and the health effects of climate change. He also wasn’t shy about criticizing WHO’s leadership, specifically its slow response to the West African Ebola outbreak in 2014.
Only the second person in the chief scie...
Source: ScienceNOW - June 29, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
South Africa: Funding Secured for Massive TB Vaccine Trial
[spotlight] A massive and much-anticipated phase 3 trial of an experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is set to proceed after funding for it has been secured from two large philanthropies. Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Wednesday announced they'd be investing a combined $550 million into the trial - around $150 million from Wellcome and the remaining from the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, a nonprofit subsidiary of the BMGF. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - June 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine NGOs and Civil Society South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Africa: Wellcome and Gates Foundation to Fund Late-Stage Development of TB Vaccine Candidate That Could Be First in 100 Years If Proven Effective
[Gates Foundation] London and Seattle -- TB is one of the world's deadliest diseases, killing about 4,300 people per day, mostly those living in povert (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - June 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
South Africa: National TB Indaba Reveals Way Forward for Retaking Control of Tuberculosis After Covid-19 Setbacks
[Daily Maverick] TB killed more than 56,000 people in South Africa in 2021 according to the World Health Organisation. In the same year, the WHO estimated that there were over 304,000 new TB infections. South Africa is one of the highest-burden countries in the world. The impact of TB -- often forgotten -- on individuals, families and the country's health system and its economy is significant and requires increased focus. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - June 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Coronavirus Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
South Africa: South Africa Included in Gates-Led Clinical Trial of New TB Vaccine Hailed As Potential Game-Changer
[Daily Maverick] A Phase 3 clinical trial for M72, a new candidate vaccine against pulmonary tuberculosis will be conducted in South Africa. The head of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr Trevor Mundel, said this week that they were very optimistic that it would be an effective and safe vaccine. However, this will be determined by the success of the Phase 3 trials. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - June 29, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation Fund First New TB Vaccine in 100 Years
The last time the TB vaccine had an update Warren Harding was president. For the first time in over a century, a new tuberculosis vaccine is entering large-scale critical trials, courtesy of a more than half-billion dollar contribution from two of the world’s leading medical charities: The Bill &…#tb #warrenharding #wellcometrust #gatesfoundations #m72 #africa #southeastasia #gatesfoundation #wellcome #offshelfits (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Somalia: Recovering From Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Somaliland
[MSF] When nine-year-old Mohamed fell ill, sweating heavily at night and coughing, his mother, Sabah, took him to the nearest hospital. He was misdiagnosed and the drugs he was prescribed had no effect. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Uganda: TB Patient Escapes From Hospital, Killed On the Street
[Nile Post] Police in Arua is investigating the circumstances under which a Tuberculosis patient called Aluma Akbar ended up dead on the street. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Legal and Judicial Affairs Uganda Source Type: news
Woman Jailed for Refusing TB Treatment or Isolation Woman Jailed for Refusing TB Treatment or Isolation
A woman with tuberculosis refused to receive treatment and would not enter quarantine or isolation. The court sent her to jail before she relented.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - June 27, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news
Blog: 30 years of UNISON
1993 was a year of exceptional events. Nelson Mandela received his Nobel Peace Prize, the world wide web was introduced, the EU was formally established – as was the UK Independence Party.
The film Groundhog Day was also released and, as in the film, it feels like we’re stuck on repeat. Although it’s 30 years on, the political debate on the EU continues, and another Tory prime minister is preparing for a wipeout at the next general election. Perhaps John Major and Rishi Sunak are comparing notes.
1993 also saw a significant event, that was sadly, not a one-off. The racist murder of Stephen Lawrence – a Black man on...
Source: UNISON Health care news - June 27, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: General Secretary's blog Christina McAnea UNISON Source Type: news
Cat Stevens was forced to take time out after tuberculosis battle - symptoms of infection
Yusuf Islam, known by his stage name Cat Stevens, is taking the prestigious Glastonbury Sunday Legend slot at this year's festival, having achieved a music career that's spanned more than 60 years, selling more than 100 million records worldwide. But early on in his career, in 1969, the singer was forced to convalesce after contracting tuberculosis . (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - June 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Angola: Strengthened Epidemiological Surveillance On Angola/Namibia Border Recommended
[ANGOP] Calai -- Angola and Namibia health professionals had a three-day assessment meeting to address the epidemiological profile of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the border region between the two countries, having recommended strengthened surveillance to reduce mortality rates. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - June 24, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Angola Economy, Business and Finance Central Africa Governance Health and Medicine Namibia Southern Africa Trade Travel and Tourism Tuberculosis Source Type: news
