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The West African Regional Network for TB control (WARN-TB) makes emulators: the Central African Regional Network for TB control is born

The West African Regional Network for TB control (WARN-TB) makes emulators: the Central African Regional Network for TB control is born

Cotonou 30th March 2018 – The Central African Regional Network for TB…
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A TB patient receives treatment drugs from the Minister of Health on Sarah Opendi as other health workers look on

Uganda to prioritize awareness creation and treatment of MDR-TB

Maureen (not real name), an HIV+ mother of two, is a Multi-Drug…
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Health workers on duty at the TB Unit at the Lakka Government Hospital

New treatment facility offers promising results for drug-resistant TB patients

29-year old Alpha* is among the first patients treated for multidrug-…
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South Africa conducts its first National TB Prevalence Survey 2017-2018

South Africa conducts its first National TB Prevalence Survey 2017-2018

For several years South Africa’s National Department of Health (NDoH…
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Dr Moeti delivering her speech at the first WHO Global Ministerial Conference on ending TB in the sustainable development era

Political will and evidence-based action to end TB in the African Region a must – WHO Regional Director for Africa

23 November 2017 - World Health Organization (WHO) Africa…
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Approximately 170 TB treatment centres are established across Sierra Leone

How much do you know about tuberculosis (TB) in Sierra Leone?

Freetown, 2 November 2017 - The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2017…
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Rencontre ce jeudi à l'Immeuble du Gouvernement entre le Ministre Santé Publique et la délégation conjointe inter institutions sur le VIH et la TUB en visite en RDC. OMS/Eugene Kabambi

Le Ministre de la Santé Publique a reçu à Kinshasa la délégation conjointe inter-institutions sur le VIH et la Tuberculose.

KINSHASA, 28 septembre - Le Ministre de la Santé Publique, Dr…
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Tshirt used as promotional material for WTBD 2017

The Gambia Commemorates World Tuberculosis Day 2017

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW) in collaboration…
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Partners rally to end tuberculosis in Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, 24 March 2017 - On World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the…
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WHO Representative to Ethiopia, Dr Akpaka A. Kalu delivering a key note address at the 12th National TB Research Annual Conference (TRAC)

Ethiopia Commemorates World TB Day 2017

Addis Ababa, 3 April, 2017 - Ethiopia joined the rest of the world in…
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