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Advocacy group partners with Standard for TB awareness

TBPeople Philippines recently signed a memorandum of agreement with Manila Standard to expand the group’s advocacy to eradicate tuberculosis. The group said this partnership marks...

Partnership to stop TB

TBPeople Philippines Organization, Inc. recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Manila Standard last Feb. 7, 2024 in support of its advocacy...

You dodged COVID, but could you have TB?

COVID-19 isn’t the only highly infectious disease on the rise. Tuberculosis (TB) has also seen an increase, with cases going from 263,000 in 2020...

Solon eyes broader public role vs. TB

The AnaKalusugan party-list group on Monday renewed its call for greater involvement from barangays in tackling tuberculosis, which the Department of Health said TB...

Herbosa: Get your anti-TB treatment

The Department of Health (DOH) has called on Filipinos who have tested positive for tuberculosis to dismiss social stigma and continue treatment in specialty...

DOH eyes shorter treatment period of 4 months for TB per WHO idea

THE Department of Health (DOH) mulls the implementation of a shorter treatment scheme for tuberculosis (TB) by the third quarter of this year. Health Secretary...

Breaking the silence

The Philippines grapples with high tuberculosis (TB) rates, posing a severe public health challenge. With an estimated 554,000 cases in 2019 alone and an...

Kineri Ko ‘To: The many faces of TB

In an effort to raise awareness of Tuberculosis and that it can be cured, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) through its TB...

TB cases rise after years of decline

Geneva—Tuberculosis case numbers increased last year for the first time in more than 20 years, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic which disrupted access to...

Urgency lacking as TB passes COVID as biggest killer: expert

Following gargantuan global efforts against COVID-19, tuberculosis is once again the world's biggest infectious killer, a top expert has told AFP, lamenting the lack...

Global Fund says raises $14.25 bln to fight deadly diseases

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria on Wednesday raised $14.25 billion at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden,...

$18 billion sought to end HIV, TB and malaria

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will hold a donor conference Wednesday in New York, where it aims to raise at...

TBPeople Philippines bolsters campaign in Luzon

Members of the advocacy group TBPeople Philippines recently visited its leaders across Luzon to further push for a holistic approach in dealing with tuberculosis. The...

Calabarzon center receives new tools for TB care

The Department of Health-Center for Health Development CaLaBaRZon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) received New Tools for Improved TB (Tuberculosis) Care from USAID and...
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