Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
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Tuberculosis kills over one and a half million people each year, while governments struggle with inadequate infrastructure and the increasing threat of drug-resistant strains and co-infection with HIV/AIDS.
(Photo credit: Gary Hampton/The Global Fund)
Opinions and Analysis
How to boost R&D for TB control
Christian Lienhardt and colleagues outline where research and innovation must advance to meet the goal of eliminating tuberculosis.
8 December 2011
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Source: PLoS Medicine
Governments must curb misleading TB tests
Commercial antibody blood tests for TB have been declared ineffective by the WHO, but it is up to governments to halt their use, writes epidemiologist and TB researcher Madhukar Pai.
'Killer apps' in nanomedicine: the time is not ripe
24 November 2010
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Malaria community must make joint push for funds
14 October 2010
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Policy Briefs
Controlling TB requires public awareness
An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.
27 June 2007
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Source: Open Society Institute
Addressing health policy in Myanmar
The challenge of setting policy priorities for infectious diseases in Myanmar's current political climate.
27 June 2007
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Source: PLoS Medicine
News and Features
China signs agreement to produce new TB vaccines
China's largest biotechnology company and a non-profit product developer are teaming up to develop new tuberculosis vaccines.
India faces totally drug-resistant TB
Indian health officials are describing hard to treat cases of TB as 'extra XDR-TB' amid warnings that the disease is not being managed properly.
19 January 2012
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Practical Guides
Effective TB reporting
Guidance on how journalists can help tackle TB through effective, frequent reporting on research, policy and the disease's human toll.
