Stockouts and setbacks: TB patients face the consequences

Several states, including Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Karnataka have reported acute shortages in anti-tuberculosis medication, putting the health and welfare of about 28.2 lakh ... Read More

Inuit leaders disappointed with budget's lack of money for tuberculosis elimination

Inuit leaders are concerned with the federal Liberal budget's lack of new cash specifically earmarked for eliminating tuberculosis in Inuit regions by 2030. Advocates say the spending plan was a ... Read More

TB: Asia-Pacific gets new weapon against drug-resistant strain

The region had most of the world’s estimated 10.6 million new TB cases in 2022, and more than half of the 1.3 million deaths, World Health Organization (WHO ... approval in more than 60 countries ... Read More

Time for $5: MSF demands companies lower the price of medical tests

MSF and activists launch a petition and protest outside Danaher in Washington, DC to pressure companies to reduce the price of lifesaving medical tests. Read More

Celebrating World Health Day 2024

SIR: Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), a Nigerian knowledge institution, welcomes the theme of the 2024 World Health Day celebration. By focusing on “my health, my right”, the day provides an ... Read More

UK to improve access to life-saving malaria drugs for the most-affected countries

The UK Government will improve access to malaria drugs to help tackle one of the biggest killers of children in sub-Saharan Africa, it has announced on Thursday, April 25. Read More

World Health Day 2024: Prioritizing Health In Challenging Times

As we commemorated World Health Day on April 7, 2024, I am compelled to issue a personal call to action to the Nigerian government at all levels to prioritize the health and well-being of our citizens ... Read More

United Kingdom improves access to life-saving malaria drugs

£7.4 million funding from UK will make malaria drugs and tests accessible for countries around the world; over 50 million people will have access to the life-saving drugs and tests by 2027; UK-Indian ... Read More

South Africa: Widely Used HIV Drug in SA Flagged for Reports of Resistance - but Experts Say Don't Panic

That HIV can develop resistance to the drugs used to treat it is nothing new, but results from recent studies reveal the emergence of resistance in subsets of people living with HIV to dolutegravir - ... Read More

“82% of Malawians are on Airtel network”-2023 ICT survey

ICT survey results have revealed that 82.8% of the Malawi population uses Airtel network compared to 59% that uses TNM active sim cards. The survey ... Read More

Asia-Pacific gets new weapon in fight against drug-resistant TB

A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a "new era" in tackling one of the world's deadliest ... Read More