| Drug-Resistant TB - Beyond the Income Barrier |
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Albert Yuan
reporting from Beijing
Treating
MDR-TB costs at least 20,000 Yuan (2,900 dollars) per patient and, under current
policy the government does not cover the cost. “We are
pushing the government to change its policy but it will take time.”
says Dr. Naihui Chu of the Beijing Chest Hospital....More» |
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| TB - Death knell for the poor in India |
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Vidya Krishnan reporting from New Delhi
India began seriously fighting TB in 1993 when the government
introduced the DOTS strategy. But the programme has had limited
success...More» |
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| South African activists demand synergy between TB & HIV programmes |
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| by Anso
Thom
Despite the existence of a national
policy for IPT in South
Africa since 2002, less than 1% of people living with HIV
receive it....More» |
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| TB, a leading cause of death among people living with AIDS |
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by Ogechi Eronini from Nigeria
TB becomes a global health concern and a leading cause of death
among persons living with HIV because of increasing HIV prevalence, inadequate
investment in public health systems and emerging TB drug resistance
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| Fighting TB on Dwindling State Funds |
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| Hyginus Hardoyo reports from Jakarta,
Indonesia
“Health workers have not been able to convince the
officials about the importance of allocating more funds. Most funds have been
set aside for projects such as the construction of bridges and roads”- Jane
Soepardi, head of the TB sub-directorate at Indonesia's Health Ministry
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| Faster acting TB drugs on the horizon |
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Antimio Cruz reporting from Mexico
New advances in TB diagnosis will make it possible to get a
result within 90 minutes. However, the challenge isn´t over. Scientists are
trying to find out ways to make the rapid test cheaper. At present only a few
expensive and specialised laboratories can afford the rapid diagnosis
equipment....More» |
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| The TB Empire Strikes Back |
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| Albert Yue Yuan from China
Active tuberculosis caused by normal TB bacteria takes
about six months to cure, the cost is relatively low. MDR-TB takes up to two
years to cure. The cost of second-line drugs can then be as 20 times higher.
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| Luis Figo- Stop TB campaign’s star player |
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Nadezda
Azhgikhina
Many are familiar
with the Stop TB Partnership’s campaign through its Ambassador and Portuguese
football star Luis Figo. His message is simple “TB is
curable”....More» |
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| 3rd Stop TB Partner Forum 2009 |
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| ”Following the release of the Global tuberculosis control: epidemiology, strategy, financing: WHO report 2009 in Rio De janeiro, better coordination between the programmes for HIV/AIDS and TB will be required, says Alasdair Reid, HIV/TB Adviser, UNAIDS” Download Audio |
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| Meet the Panoscope team |
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| Panoscope, the daily bilingual conference newspaper in
English and Portuguese, from the Third STOP-TB Partners’ Forum in Rio De
Janeiro, Brazil, will be produced by a team of 10 experienced journalists from
countries with a high burden of TB. Several of them have more than 10 years of
covering health issues, including HIV/AIDS and TB. Some of them have won more
than one award. Some others have worked closely with communities and are engaged
in advocacy efforts to promote equal rights for persons living with HIV/AIDS and
TB. Together the team brings not only seasoned views and in-depth understanding
of TB issues; it also presents well-researched facts with passion and empathy,
throwing compelling light on the most marginalised communities. ...More» |
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| Panos GAP TB HIV Training IAC 2008, Mexico City |
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 Like Brian, many other journalists have found Panos media trainings on TB very useful.The Panos GAP pre-conference training programme in connection with the International AIDS Conference, 2008, at Mexico City in early August, led to many learning experiences. "The first two days of training on TB were fabulous," said Cedriann J Martin from Trinidad and Tobago. "I had no grounding in TB and now feel equipped to write and fuelled to investigate." While Prudence Irakoze from Burundi stated, " TB is underreported in Burundi and there are no opportunities for training journalists on TB. The training improved my capacity to write on HIV and TB. I hope to cover TB more from now on." ...More» |
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| The Panos Stop TB Media Fellowships |
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 Panos Global AIDS Programme initiated the Panos/ STOP TB Media
Fellowships in 2005 to overcome some of the obstacles faced by the media in
reporting and writing on TB issues. Fellowships are awarded to print, broadcast
and photo journalists in high burden countries in Asia, Caribbean and Africa to
research and write on TB issues under the guidance of an expert. The Fellowships
make a serious attempt at weaving a holistic link between policy, government and
people and to help journalists explore linkages of TB with poverty,
urbanisation, socio economic inequalities and human rights. Journalists are
encouraged to travel to hard to reach places and highlight the issues of those
most affected and most marginalsied. ...More» |
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| Panos Fellow Brian Ligomeka wins Stop TB Award |
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 Panos GAP is proud to announce the first place winner of the Stop TB
Partnership's Award for Excellence in Reporting on Tuberculosis 2008: Brian
Ligomeka of Malawi. Brian was awarded the Panos/ Stop -TB Media Fellowship in
the year 2005. Commenting on his Award, he had this to say, "While I am being
recognised for being a professional health journalist, it should be known that
many players assisted in one way or the other in accomplishing this feat. Panos
Global AIDS Programme, for instance, awarded me a [Stop- TB] Fellowship a few
years ago, which, among other things, gave me a lot of insight on the links
between HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and poverty." Panos has been working to enhance
coverage of TB in the media since 2000. ...More» |
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