Tuberculosis (TB)
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Resources
Death by Drug-Resistant TB and How to Stop It (PDF)
Urgent U.S. action is required to address massive gaps in our ability to measure, treat, and prevent virulent new strains of drug-resistant tuberculosis, according to this new issue brief from the Center for Global Health Policy.
"TB is Taking Our Children: Is Washington Noticing?"
IDSA member Robin Wood, MD, a leading HIV and TB researcher in South Africa, published this op-ed on the high rates of TB among children in Cape Town. He calls for aggressive leadership from the US and other wealthy nations to combat this deadly epidemic.
The U.S. Global Health Initiative: Overview & Budget Analysis
The Kaiser Family Foundation issued this analysis and breakdown of the U.S. budget for the global health programs in President Obama’s new Global Health Initiative.
2009 Report on Tuberculosis, Research Funding Trends, 2005-2008
The Treatment Action Group’s 2009 report on funding for TB research and development finds that global investments for TB R&D totaled $510 million in 2008, far less than the $2 billion TAG estimates is necessary to eliminate TB by 2050.
Empowering Communities for TB Advocacy: The TAG-ICW Model
This report from the Treatment Action Group details ways to build the capacity of HIV activists in Africa to take on TB advocacy, a move that will strengthen TB control programs and bolster efforts to combat HIV/TB co-infection.
Deadly Duo: The Synergy Between HIV & TB
This issue brief, released by the Center on June 25th, details the scope on HIV/TB co-infection and calls for an aggressive U.S. response.
11 Facts about TB and Women
2008 NIH Facts on Tuberculosis (PDF)
NIH statistics from 2008
The Plan to Combat Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The CDC-NIH Federal Tuberculosis task Force report and recommendations
NIAID Research Agenda (PDF)
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases outlines its research agenda on drug-resistant TB.
Stories about Tuberculosis
By Doctors without Borders
TB poses a renewed threat
An op-ed written by Dr. Carol Dukes Hamilton, co-chair of the Center's Scientific Advisory Committee
A Killer Without Borders
Nicholas Kristof, columnist for the New York Times, writes about drug-resistant tuberculosis
Evidence-Based Tuberculosis Diagnosis
A comprehensive source of evidence syntheses, policies, guidelines and research agendas on tuberculosis diagnosis.
2008 Stop TB Annual Report
The annual report released by the Stop TB Partnership on partnership status, best practices, and policy advocacy.
The 2009 Pacific Health Summit Report (PDF)
The 2009 Pacific Health Summit Report, “Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Overcoming Global Resistance,” details the key findings and impact of this summer’s meeting in Seattle, which put a spotlight on the threat of drug-resistant TB.
Legislation
Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2008 (PDF)
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