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Better Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Coming Soon

While the number of people detected with MDR-TB increased to 94,000 globally in 2012 (by more than 40%) this amounts to less than 20% of those actually estimated to have MDR-TB. Even amongst the lucky few who did get diagnosed, almost 17, 000 of the

World Making Progress in Eliminating Childhood TB

'2013 has been a year of tremendous progress. I am optimistic that paediatric TB will no longer be 'the neglected of the neglected'. With help of UNITAID and US Agency for International Development (USAID) we are embarking on significant changes

New Roadmap Addresses TB in Children

The 'Roadmap for Childhood Tuberculosis: Towards Zero Deaths' - the first ever plan which specifically addresses TB in children and outlines the path towards zero deaths from childhood TB - was jointly launched on 1st October 2013, in Washington

UNITAID Making A Difference in Supporting TB Programs

Earlier this year we had visited many biosafety level (BSL) III laboratories in India where one of the latest diagnostic tools were available to do drug susceptibility testing (DST) for tuberculosis (TB). One red-coloured sticker on these diagnostic

Integrated TB and HIV Care in Myanmar Gives Hope

There is no doubt that tuberculosis (TB) and HIV care should be integrated at different levels, particularly in high burden settings.

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