Tuberculosis
- Global development, Global health, Health, LGBTQ+ rights, Pakistan, Society, South and Central Asia, Transgender, Tuberculosis, World news
Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB
Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek trea…
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Light at the end of the tunnel: mobile TB screenings give Pakistan’s miners a fighting chance
Those who work underground in mines have a high rate of tuberculosis, but they risk losing their job if they t…
- Global development, Health, India, Infectious diseases, Society, South and Central Asia, Tuberculosis, World news
Better nutrition can cut risk of TB deaths by 60%, Indian study finds
Large-scale field trials that provided healthy food packages to sufferers and their families showed radical re…
- Global development, Global health, Health, India, Society, South and Central Asia, Tuberculosis, World news
Victory over big pharma opens door to cheaper tuberculosis drugs
India’s patent office turns down bedaquiline extension to Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for generic …
- Drug resistance, Global development, India, Infectious diseases, South and Central Asia, Tuberculosis, World news
‘Patients are falling through the cracks’: drug costs hinder India’s response to TB
The country has the world’s largest number of multi-drug-resistant cases – but doctors and activists warn pati…
- Asia Pacific, Coronavirus outbreak, Infectious diseases, Malaria, Microbiology, Pacific islands, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific, Tuberculosis, World news
Pacific nations face wider health crisis as systems focus on stopping Covid-19
As cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other dis…