topic: Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: “An obvious, urgent focus for MSF”
Tuberculosis: “An obvious, urgent focus for MSF”
#StepUpforTB: At first global ministerial meeting on TB, MSF and Stop TB Partnership give governments deadline to dramatically increase access to testing and treatment
Photo: Atul Loke/Panos Pictures
People still being denied improved treatment for multidrug-resistant TB
India skips 6 Of 16 key WHO recommendations on TB
Why India’s TB control is faltering: Poor diagnostics, drug supply disruptions and no counselling
Although TB is preventable and treatable, it remains the world deadliest infectious disease. In 2015 alone, 1.8 million people died from it. Photo: Wendy Marijnissen
Tuberculosis: New report reveals that countries are still not tackling world’s deadliest infectious disease
World Tuberculosis Day 2017: Govt rollout of TB drug slow, say experts
Winile, 39, XDR-TB patient & HIV-positive, received a sign language qualification. She became deaf due to the side effects of the treatment. Matsapha clinic, Manzini Region, Swaziland. Photo: Alexis Huguet/MSF
Tuberculosis: Actions speak louder than words
Current standard treatment for DR-TB involves people taking nearly 15,000 pills over two years, causing severe and debilitating side effects, and curing just one in two people. Photo: Atul Loke/Panos Pictures
Fewer than 5% of people in need are treated with new TB drugs, nearly four years after their approval
Photo: Atul Loke/Panos Pictures
In India’s Fight Against Tuberculosis, Diagnostics Remains Poorly Understood