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Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and morality in Niger

Combined HIV-TB testing, care curbing infection and mortality in Niger

Niamey – “Six months ago I went for check-up …  I thought it was…
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Attendees at the World TB Day celebrations at Farato Health Centre

Public Health Leaders Unite in The Gambia to Mark World TB Day

Farato, The Gambia - Public health leaders from across The Gambia…
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Rate of TB diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

Rate of TB diagnosis, treatment in Africa increasing

Brazzaville – About 70% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the African…
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Intensifying new initiatives for TB case-finding in Nigeria

Intensifying new initiatives for TB case-finding in Nigeria

Abuja ‒ Around a year ago, Mallam Mainasara Mohammad, a resident of…
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Group photo of WHO representatives, MCAT officers, and programme focal persons from the four countries Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa

MCAT South Africa Hub Retreat: Enhancing Health Programmes through Strategic Collaboration

The Multi-Country Assignment Team (MCAT) - South Africa Hub,…
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A woman undergoing screening for Tuberculosis at Namugongo, Wakiso district..

Strategic Multisectoral Partnerships to Transform the Health System and Workforce

Op-ed - The growing need for public health care, due to health…
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A team from WHO briefs Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng

WHO conducts mid-term review of Uganda’s response to TB

Kampala - Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the world's deadliest…
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Southern and Eastern African countries form a network against Tuberculosis

Southern and Eastern African countries form a network against Tuberculosis

Addis Ababa, May 12, 2023: Experts in the prevention and management…
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Marie Jeanne sits outside selling fruits and vegetables

Marie Jeanne breathes easy as Rwanda takes on Tuberculosis

Kigali, Rwanda - Marie Jeanne Mukamurenzi (40), chuckles in…
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A laboratory Scientist prepares samples for genome sequencing

Evidence-informed approach to improve DRTB treatment success in Eswatini

Eswatini is a high-burden country for both Tuberculosis (…
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