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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a threat to the health and well being of people around the world. Among infectious diseases, TB remains the second leading killer of adults in the world with more than 2 million TB-related deaths per year.
Global Health Websites Update Data for World TB Day (March 24)
Kaiser’s two global health websites, GlobalHealthReporting.org and GlobalHealthFacts.org, have been updated with the latest TB information from a new World Health Organization (WHO) report released this week. GlobalHealthFacts.org has been updated with new TB data across 18 indicators, including data on TB and HIV coinfection, TB cases, people living with TB and TB-related deaths. GlobalHealthReporting.org features updated background information, facts-at-a-glace and frequently asked questions about TB. The site also highlights new reports and resources for World TB Day, including an archived webcast of a roundtable discussion featuring some of the world's leading TB experts (available March 25).
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Alliance for Social Action in Tuberculosis (TB) / HIV-AIDS
Border TB/HIV Partnership | Partnership for TB/HIV Prevention & Treatment | Border TB Photovoice
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In partnership with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), kaisernetwork.org, a free news and information service operated by the Kaiser Family Foundation, is pleased to, once again, be the official webcaster of the 38th Union World Conference on Lung Health, providing you with access to the daily developments that take place in Cape Town, South Africa.
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TB Division Director Eva Margarita Moya
Lead Trainer Fransisco Rosas
Community Liaison Oscar Vásquez
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| Border TB / HIV Partnership |
| Funded by United States Agency for International Development |
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The goal of this initiative is to maximize education benefits to People Living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) through a peer driven model to address TB and HIV prevention and treatment. The Project integrates peer case management with community mobilization to improve TB and HIV prevention and treatment outcomes. The emphasis is on a social mobilization approach that involves people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) within collaborative TB activities.
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| Partnership for TB / HIV Prevention & Treatment Engaging and Training Border Providers |
| Funded by United States Agency for International Development |
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| The goal of this initiative is to maximize the benefits to at risk populations through a training and technical assistance model aimed at building the capacity of staff in TB and HIV prevention and treatment programs.
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| Border TB Photovoice: "Voices and Images" |
| Funded by the Claudia Lacson Memorial Fund |
Photovoice involves community people taking pictures on their own health realities followed by small group conclusions-raising discussion and presentations to policy and decision makers.
The Photovoice method was initially developed by Dr. Caroline Wang and Dr. Mary Ann Burris . |
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