"Dealing with TB taught me a few lessons. I realised I was craving an easy life. I learnt that pain is the only way to grow."
- Keyuri Bhanushali, Copywriter, MDR-TB Survivor.
Read her full story: https://t.co/xiWzyez2Tr
#HaTB#Survivor#itstime#health#medicine#TBFreeIndia
Empowering patients through digital technology!
@kncvtbc will lead a @UNITAID-funded project that will support TB patients during their treatment. Mobile apps, SMS, etc will help patients adhere to their treatments without travelling to the clinic.
https://t.co/mlPSejovH8
#EndTB
Jane Mafoko from @GautengHealth thanks for joining 67 minutes for TB by Community Health Workers, Hammanskraal! @FoMohale@ThapeloAphiri Thanks Thapelo Aphiri ("Javas" from Scandal) for directing their drama play! @TBProof@ZameerBrey
Nelson Mandela, who survived TB in prison, devoted much of his time campaigning for people with #TB & #HIV. As the world celebrates his life, we remember him through his inspiring words - #Health cannot be a question of income; it is a fundamental #HumanRight.
#MadelaDay#EndTB
Remembering the iconic Vivien Leigh who starred in classics like 'Gone With the Wind' & 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. She died of #tuberculosis today in 1967.
TB does not discriminate between rich, poor, famous or unknown, it's infectious but curable. Let's work together to #EndTB
Minister of #Health#ZweliMkhize, Premier Sihle Zikalala, Deputy-Minister Joe Phaahla and MEC's of Health have arrived at the Launch of the Human Rights Strategy on HIV/AIDS and TB, Gugu Dlamini Memorial Park, eThekwini.
LAUNCHED! The Declaration of the Rights of People Affected by TB is now live! Read about the amazing event & download the Declaration! This is history in the making, but now is the hard work to make it universally recognised. https://t.co/VTDDiKVh3c @LucicaDitiu@SahuSuvanand
Great @nytimes piece on the new @uniacgamr report on drug-resistant infections. It states that drug-resistant #TB is responsible for one-third of the 700,000 annual #AMR deaths. We must step up action and financing to end DR-TB deaths https://t.co/NdyJle0iG0 #endtb
In the #TB special issue of #PLOSMedicine Aurum Group CEO Prof Gavin Churchyard @GavinChurchyard and Sue Swindells discuss the importance of strategies to target latent TB infection in high risk populations: https://t.co/wWkUs27oZr @stoptb @paimadhu
It’s Time to fund innovation to end TB. On #WorldTBDay2019 join forces to call for an increase in overall investments for TB R&D to US$2 billion a year. #ItsTimetoEndTB@StopTB