the Tuberculosis community of South Africa

E-Cape health dept seeks 18 TB patients

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:39:00 +0200

PORT ELIZABETH: The Eastern Cape Health Department has dispatched officials to round up 18 tuberculosis (TB) patients, who urgently need to continue with their treatment in hospital.
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Lilly shows its “hands and hearts” on Global Day of Service

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:25:00 +0200

20 May 2009 saw Lilly employees at 50 sites around the world join together to donate their time and energy to improve the health and well-being of their local communities in celebration of the company's second annual Global Day of Service. This event, organised as part of the Lilly's Hands and Hearts volunteer programme, also provides a one-of-a-kind team building exercise for employees.
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Lilly and Stop TB Italy launches Gugulethu Project

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:13:00 +0200

A fundraising project to help uplift the community of Gugulethu, particularly those affected by tuberculosis, was officially launched in Gugulethu last week. This project, made possible by Stop TB in Italy in association with the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, will enable the Gugulethu community to continue receiving the much needed monthly food hampers and also assist with the refurbishment of sections of the Gugulethu Clinic.
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Pledge to fight drug-resistant TB

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:16:00 +0200

Gathering in Beijing, health ministers from 27 countries agreed a series of measures to combat the global epidemic of drug resistant tuberculosis. The three-day-conference was organised by the UN World Health Organisation, China's Ministry of Health and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Tuberculosis: neglected aspects of the disease under the spotlight in Rio

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:16:00 +0200

The third annual forum of the Stop TB Partnership took place in Rio de Janeiro 23 - 25 March. The meeting provided an opportunity to highlight aspects of tuberculosis that usually receive inadequate attention.
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Reducing TB a matter of life and death

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:24:00 +0200

DURBAN: Several years ago, the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified the three most important ways of reducing the risk of tuberculosis (TB) in people living with HIV, who are highly susceptible to the airborne disease.
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Prevention the best medicine for TB

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:12:00 +0200

JOHANNESBURG: Findings from an ongoing South African study into preventative tuberculosis (TB) therapy suggest that prevention really may be the best medicine.
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Africa: Where every day is TB day

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:24:00 +0200

While welcoming the annual upsurge in international conferences, media stories and web traffic to tuberculosis portals for World TB Day on 24 March, scientists worldwide say every day is TB (tuberculosis) day for them as they race to find a vaccine that can stay head of growing drug resistance and boost a near century-old only partially-effective vaccine, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO increases estimated numbers of TB deaths associated with HIV

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:17:00 +0200

The World Health Organization said this week that more than 450 000 of the people who died from tuberculosis in 2007 were infected with HIV, more than double the estimated global total of 200 000 in 2006.
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Staggering new data shows TB-HIV co-infection a bigger threat

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:09:00 +0200

The World Health Organization released staggering new data about the threat of tuberculosis and the toll it takes on people with HIV/AIDS today, in recognition of World TB Day.
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