WHO’s New TB Strategy Seeks International Support To End Global TB Epidemic March 24, 2015 News Summary VOA News: WHO Rolls Out New Strategy to Wipe Out TB “As countries mark World TB Day on March 24, the World Health Organization (WHO) is rolling out a new strategy to end the global tuberculosis epidemic, calling for worldwide support to wipe out the disease over the next 20…
TB Treatment For Children, MDR-TB Pose Challenges To Stopping Epidemic March 24, 2015 News Summary International Business Times: World Tuberculosis Day: Why are rates of drug-resistant TB so high in Russia? “…Tuberculosis is the leading infectious killer in Russia. The problem in the region, one of the ‘high priority countries’ highlighted in a recent World Health Organization report, is being fueled by multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB).…
Australian TB Forum Opens In Canberra; Foreign Minister Announces $23.7M To Address Disease In Indo-Pacific Region March 24, 2015 News Summary ABC Online: Medical groups call for greater focus on ‘neglected disease’ of tuberculosis “Medical research and advocacy groups are calling for a greater focus on diagnosing what they say is the ‘neglected disease’ of tuberculosis. Groups gathered in Canberra [Monday] for the launch of a forum seeking to advance the…
Uganda To Expand Program Using Private Clinics To Better Detect, Diagnose TB Patients March 24, 2015 News Summary The Guardian: Uganda to expand successful Kampala scheme in battle against tuberculosis “…So when representatives from the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease approached [Dr. Kasauli Mahmoud Zinda] in 2011 to join a new initiative that would equip Pillars [Medical Centre] to test for and treat TB, ‘it looked…
Rich Must Be Held Accountable In Efforts Against Inequality In Order To Reach SDGs, NGOs Say March 24, 2015 News Summary Inter Press Service: Hold the Rich Accountable in New U.N. Development Goals, Say NGOs “…[W]hen the World Social Forum (WSF), created in response to [the World Economic Forum (WEF)], holds its annual meeting in Tunis later this week, the primary focus will be on the growing inequalities in present day…
Youth Engagement Central In Efforts To Address NCDs March 24, 2015 News Summary Devex: The future of chronic diseases through the eyes of youth “Young people make up nearly half of the world’s population. And even though global health policy-making impacts them — think vaccinations, reproductive health, or preventative care — young people far too often don’t have a say in that process.…
PEPFAR, Botswana Working Together To Turn Tide On HIV/AIDS March 24, 2015 News Summary Botswana Daily News: PEPFAR make strides in combating HIV/AIDS “Botswana in collaboration with the United States’ President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has made considerable strides in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Botswana…” (Busang, 3/23).
Public Health Experts Hans Rosling, Margaret Lamunu Discuss Challenges Of Ebola Response On BBC Program March 24, 2015 News Summary BBC World Service: Understanding Ebola “Hans Rosling, the man who makes statistics spellbinding and the World Health Organization’s Ebola expert, Margaret Lamunu, talk to Tim Harford about their experience helping to fight the disease in West Africa on Monday at 1300 GMT. As part of ‘A Richer World’ season, [they…
Liberians Struggle To Find Work After Ebola Epidemic March 24, 2015 News Summary Washington Post: After Ebola The article profiles the life of a Liberian woman, Josephine Dolley, and describes the socioeconomic impact the Ebola epidemic has had on her life and her six adopted children, all orphaned by the disease (Sieff, 3/23).