#WorldTBDay: TB meds, a bitter pill for children and parents to swallow
With one of the world’s highest rates of tuberculosis infection, South Africa’s approach to fighting paediatric TB needs to be multi-pronged.
Activist concerned about lack of TB medication for children
Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is difficult to cope with for many adults who find themselves with the disease, and the amount of time it takes to manage it is frustrating. The situation is worse when a child has it and the treatment available is not suited to their needs.
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Winning the fight against TB
South Africa is one of the few countries globally to have completely switched to offering shorter regimens for treating tuberculosis (TB). And the results can already be seen.
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Survivors and activists demand increased action against TB
While the almost 70% price reduction in important tuberculosis prevention drug Rifapentine for 100 countries with significant TB epidemics is a breakthrough, the high cost of newer drugs remains a barrier.
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Major price drop for key TB drug
The price reduction has been extended to the public sectors of 100 low and middle-income countries with high TB burdens, including South Africa.
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US approves new TB drug tested in South Africa
The world is one step closer to ending the deadliest form of the deadliest infectious disease known to man: extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
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New TB drug reduces treatment time
A major shot in the arm is set to boost South Africa’s fight against tuberculosis.
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New HIV drug safe with preventive TB meds
A new blockbuster HIV drug is safe in combination with a shorter and more effective prescription to prevent deadly tuberculosis (TB), according to breaking research from South Africa.
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New HIV drug safe with preventive TB meds
A new blockbuster HIV drug is safe in combination with a shorter and more effective prescription to prevent deadly tuberculosis (TB), according to breaking research from South Africa.
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Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
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Havoc for foreigners after DoH ‘mistake’
The National Department of Health (NDoH) has distanced itself from an unconstitutional directive it issued to provincial heads of department nearly two months ago instructing that all non-South African citizens pay in full for all health services.
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Two women vs ‘big pharma’ to fight TB
One hails from Mumbai and the other from Khayelitsha but the pair has teamed up after surviving the planet’s deadliest infectious disease; tuberculosis (TB). Toxic treatment robbed both women of their hearing and a newer, safer, drug is unaffordable leaving many people with the choice between deafness or death.
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