Global efforts to control tuberculosis have failed and radical new approaches are needed, experts said Wednesday. With more than 9 million people infected last year, including 2 million deaths, ...

The U.S. Government is the leading bilateral donor for global tuberculosis (TB) control. Over the past 13 years, USAID has invested more than US$1.6 billion to support national TB programs in 28 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a tuberculosis infection-control program should consist of administrative controls, environmental controls and a respiratory-protection ...

“The intention to screen is the intention to treat.” The most important statement of most tuberculosis (TB) control strategies! Of all population groups, the above statement is most relevant to older ...

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed claims that custodial centres across the country have become ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about global health, infectious diseases, and equity This article is more than 5 years old. A pulmonary specialist with a ...

Directly observed therapy — where a health professional watches someone take a medication — has been the standard of care for tuberculosis treatment in the United States since 2016. Now DOT, as it’s ...

The Department of Health and Environmental Control is recognizing March 24 as World Tuberculosis Day to increase awareness of prevention methods for the disease. Tuberculosis (TB) was responsible for ...

Without HIV, the tuberculosis (TB) epidemic would now be in decline almost everywhere. However, instead of looking forward to the demise of TB, countries that are badly affected by HIV are struggling ...

Alexander Trusov ( [email protected]) is senior director, tuberculosis (TB) portfolio, at Project HOPE in Millwood, Virginia. Jamilya Ismoilova is the Project HOPE country representative for ...

The standard regimens to treat tuberculosis are inadequate in countries with high rates of multi-drug resistant TB. In countries with high rates of MDR-TB, patients are nearly twice as likely to fail ...

Gunturu Revathi does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...