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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
Biomed Analysis: Why Africa must make its own drugs
There is a pressing need for Africa to bolster its pharmaceuticals industry, and that requires the right policy framework, argues Priya Shetty.
22 March 2012
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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
'Killer apps' in nanomedicine: the time is not ripe
24 November 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
Vietnam partners with Australia to combat TB
Vietnam is seeking help from experts in Australia to reduce its levels of tuberculosis, one of the highest in Asia.
17 May 2012
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Sub-Saharan Africans join forces for TB vaccine research
Sub-Saharan African researchers are working together in the search for an effective tuberculosis vaccine.
26 March 2012
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Common antibiotic could help cut TB deaths
1 March 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.
