WHO Regional Director Calls for Strategy to End TB All Africa [LINA] The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, has called on African governments to embrace and adopt the "End TB Strategy," as the world observes this year's World Tuberculosis Day. ... ...
Ghana Commemorates World TB Day Peace FM Online The Ghana Health Service (GHS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme and other partners, on Thursday joined the international community to mark the World TB Day. | The 2016 theme...
Eradicating TB Calls for Joint Efforts - Minister All Africa [Daily News] TUBERCULOSIS (TB) is reportedly one of the biggest health challenges facing the country as the disease kills an estimated 12,000 people annually. ... ...
Early And Accurate Diagnosis Of TB And Lung Cancer Vital: No Excuse For Misdiagnosis! Modern Ghana By Bobby Ramakant, CNS (Citizen News Service) | (CNS): Early and accurate diagnosis is a public health imperative for both diseases of epidemic proportions in Asia Pacific: tuberculosis (TB) and lung cancer. But since TB of the lungs (pulmonary TB) i...
‘Unite to End TB’ - theme chosen for World TB day 2016 by the World ... Independent Online 'Unite to End TB' is the theme chosen for World TB day 2016 by the World Health Organization. | To mark World Tuberculosis day 2016, Malta organised a seminar aimed at increasing awareness of TB among healthcare professionals. The...
Humble haldi can help fight deadly TB The Times Of India Turmeric, an essential ingredient that spices up an Indian curry, may help fight drug-resistant tuberculosis, new research has found. | In Asia, turmeric is already used to treat many health conditions and it has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and pe...
Government Pledges Increased Funding for TB Control All Africa [Guardian] As part of the activities marking this year's World Tuberculosis Day, wife of the President, Aisa Buhari, was yesterday chosen to lead the national anti-TB campaign. ... ...
Ministry advises TB test for cough lasting over two weeks Antara News Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Health has advised people suffering from cough for two weeks or more to visit a doctor and undergo tuberculosis (TB) examinations at hospitals or public healthcare centers. | "TB test and medical treatment for ...
TB alarm: 2-year-old could be Mumbai's youngest victim of the disease's drug-resistant form The Times Of India MUMBAI: At an age when children savour chocolates, twoyear-old Zubair from Govandi has to endure swallowing medicines every day for the next two years. Zubair (name changed) is among the youngest patients in the city to be diagnosed with drug-resista...
REACH Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Media Awards given to journalists for best reporting on TB Yahoo Daily News It seeks to highlight the vital role played by the media in informing the public and decision-makers about TB prevention, control and care | In the run-up to World TB Day on 24 March, the REACH Lilly MDR-TB Partnership Media Awards 2016 were presente...
