Putting science
at the heart of development
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.
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Opinions and Analysis
Africa Analysis: Continent must back TB research drive
International bodies are offering true research opportunities, but African funding is needed to prepare the ground, writes Linda Nordling.
Gold miners with work-related TB neglected for too long
TB is linked with a deadly silicosis epidemic hidden for decades in rural South Africa. Gold mining firms must make amends, says Jaine Roberts.
Biomed Analysis: Why Africa must make its own drugs
22 March 2012
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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
mHealth 'could save a million African lives by 2017'
Mobile phone health projects could drastically cut deaths from HIV/AIDS, TB, malaria and pregnancy-related conditions, says report.
10 April 2013
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Developing-world sessions purged from WCSJ2013 programme
Six sessions have been dropped from the World Conference on Science Journalism programme due to a lack of money to help speakers attend.
Drug resistance 'is major threat to poor nations'
27 February 2013
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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.
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