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Mr Ede John Chimobi, a TB survivior

Tuberculosis is not a death sentence -survivor’s path to recovery  

Akwa, 6 April, 2022 - When 29 years old Mr Ede John Chimobi, a native…
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Siphephelosethu Ntjangase poses outside Nhlangano health center where he is receiving treatment

“WHY SHORTER TB REGIMEN IS THE MOST PREFFERED BY PATIENTS IN ESWATINI”

Siphephelosethu Ntjangase is a 21-year-old university student from…
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WHORepresntative, Dr. Desta Tiruneh making a ststement at the Press Briefing

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2022 Commemorated in The Gambia

On March 24, the world marks World Tuberculosis Day to raise public…
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Some of participants of the commemoration

Eritrea Observed World TB Day 2022

World TB Day was commemorated on 24 March 2022 in Asmara, the capital…
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What is impeding Africa’s TB fight?

What is impeding Africa’s TB fight?

Cape Town – Africa has made progress in the fight against…
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Low funding, COVID-19 curtail tuberculosis fight in Africa

Low funding, COVID-19 curtail tuberculosis fight in Africa

Brazzaville – Inadequate investment and funding for tuberculosis…
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A tuberculosis survivor at Redemption Hospital

ALL I NEEDED WAS LOVE, CARE, AND TREATMENT- MY JOURNEY AS A TUBERCULOSIS SURVIVOR

When Massah H. Sherrif tested positive for tuberculosis in June…
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Beating the resistance: tuberculosis treatment switch in Zimbabwe

Beating the resistance: tuberculosis treatment switch in Zimbabwe

Harare – Nothando Moyo* contemplated giving up treatment for…
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COVID-19 pandemic slows progress against tuberculosis

COVID-19 pandemic slows progress against tuberculosis

Brazzaville – The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to health services…
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During the debriefing session on TB Programmatic findings

Eritrea- Green Light Committee Monitoring Mission 2021

The Green Light Committee (GLC) Initiative, together with the Working…
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