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WHO SHARES PROJECT FOR ENDING CHIILDHOOD TB

WHO SHARES PROJECT FOR ENDING CHIILDHOOD TB

The urgency of researchers’ findings was reflected by the launch of the World Health Organisation’s roadmap to prevent and treat TB in children and adolescents. The roadmap, announced at the Union World Conference for Lung health, outlines an ambitious five-year plan with 10 key actions to improve the prevention, treatment, […]

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BREAKTHROUGH IN TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT: NEW DRUG REGIMENS COULD SLASH TREATMENT TIME

BREAKTHROUGH IN TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT: NEW DRUG REGIMENS COULD SLASH TREATMENT TIME

In a groundbreaking development, leading experts in tuberculosis (TB) have discovered four new, improved regimens to treat drug resistant tuberculosis that could cut treatment time by over 60%. The regimens were found to have achieved favorable outcomes for treating multidrug-resistant tuberculosis or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB), offering hope for those suffering […]

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A regional workshop on strengthening TB surveillance and implementation research has commenced in Addis Ababa

A regional workshop on strengthening TB surveillance and implementation research has commenced in Addis Ababa

The Southern and East African Regional Network for TB Control (SEARN-TB) secretariat, hosted by the Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), is organizing a regional workshop in Addis Ababa with financial and technical support from the Special Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR), the German Federal Ministry of […]

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