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KENYA: Curbing the spread of TB in infected households

Good hygiene practices are an important component of TB infection control and prevention, but maintaining them is not easy in an informal settlement, where houses are crammed together and sanitation facilities hard to come by.

Published
25 May 2012
From
IRIN Plus News
Vaccines
Experts, Advocates Urge Continued Funding For Research Into HIV, TB Vaccines

"[P]articipants at a symposium held last week by the U.K. Consortium on AIDS and International Development warned that [progress on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) vaccines] could be jeopardized by the recent downturn in global health funding," BMJ reports.

Published
23 May 2012
From
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
Tuberculosis and HIV
UK: New pre-entry TB screening for visa applicants

Those travelling to the UK could be screened for tuberculosis before being granted a visa, the Home Office says.

Published
23 May 2012
From
BBC News
Health problems
HIV and TB in Practice for nurses: non-communicable diseases, HIV and TB

Conditions such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, and awareness of these conditions in people living with HIV and/or TB.

Published
18 May 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
Tuberculosis and HIV
No more TB suspects: time to change the way we talk about tuberculosis

The words ‘defaulter’, ‘suspect’ and ‘control’ have been part of the language of tuberculosis (TB) services for many decades, and they continue to be used in international guidelines and published literature. The detrimental effect of such negative language is detailed by TB experts from around the world in an article.

Published
17 May 2012
From
Stop TB Partnership
Tuberculosis and HIV
Ministers endorse declaration set to pave the way to zero TB deaths among miners in Southern Africa

Ministers of Health and Labour from the 15 Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries have endorsed a declaration on tuberculosis (TB) in the mining sector that is designed to drive a regional response to the issue.

Published
14 May 2012
From
Stop TB Partnership
Tuberculosis and HIV
India: TB declared a notifiable disease - what does this mean for people living with HIV, diagnosed with TB

What does notification of TB diagnosis to TB authorities mean for patients and their families? Has the community which is most vulnerable (e.g. HIV+), health groups in India been consulted on what this means for patient confidentiality?

Published
14 May 2012
From
TB Online
TB diagnosis
Strengthening TB laboratory capacity to support active case finding

The role of new diagnostic tests for tuberculosis (TB) in supporting active case finding for TB.

Published
14 May 2012
From
HIV & AIDS treatment in practice
TB diagnosis
WHO TB diagnostics may prevent more deaths than standard of care

World Health Organization (WHO)-recommended strategies for diagnosing tuberculosis would prevent more deaths than the standard approach now used in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa, according to results of a cost-effectiveness analysis of people starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One of the WHO strategies cost less than the current approach.

Published
09 May 2012
From
International AIDS Society
Tuberculosis and HIV
TB identified as a top priority in fighting the biggest killer diseases

Research released by the Copenhagen Consensus Center yesterday identified TB as a key priority for infectious disease control in terms of cost effectiveness and disease burden. The paper points out that the majority of TB deaths occur among adults in their economically most productive years, which can be an instigator for a family falling into poverty. Addressing TB is therefore of utmost importance, especially considering how cost effective TB interventions are.

Published
03 May 2012
From
TB Europe Coalition
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