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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Read moreDOH 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 ...
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Breaking the silence
The Philippines grapples with high tuberculosis (TB) rates, posing a severe public health challenge. With an estimated 554,000 cases in ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Read more$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 ...
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