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More feature stories on TB and HIV
- TB/HIV - Interlinking epidemics
- With HIV-related tuberculosis (TB) cases increasing in many parts of Africa, Dr Chakaya Muhwa highlighted the work of the Kenyan government to establish clear policy guidelines and effective organizational structures.
- UNAIDS’ Executive Director signs the Call to Stop TB
- Executive Director of UNAIDS, Dr Peter Piot has joined the list of high-ranking officials and celebrities who have signed the ‘Call to Stop TB’.
- HIV/TB features in World TB Day events
- Events linked to World TB Day in Ghana and Malawi highlight the importance of greater collaboration between the HIV and TB communities in order to reduce the burden of these leading causes of death.
- Launch of the 2007 Global Tuberculosis Control Report
- The lethal combination of TB and HIV will be highlighted on this year’s World TB Day 24th March. TB is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV––and the weakened immune system caused by HIV makes people living with HIV at greatly increased risk of developing TB disease. UNAIDS, WHO and the Stop TB Partnership have pledged to work together to fight against these deadly viruses.
- Together against TB and HIV
- The lethal combination of TB and HIV will be highlighted on this year’s World TB Day 24th March. TB is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV––and the weakened immune system caused by HIV makes people living with HIV at greatly increased risk of developing TB disease. UNAIDS, WHO and the Stop TB Partnership have pledged to work together to fight against these deadly viruses.
- UNAIDS interviews UN Special Envoy to Stop TB
- Ahead of World TB Day, UNAIDS asks the UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy to Stop TB and former President of Portugal, Dr Jorge Sampaio about his involvement in the fight against TB, its links with HIV and what he sees are the top priorities for HIV/TB collaboration in the future.
- TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere
- TB ANYWHERE IS TB EVERYWHERE is the theme of this year’s World TB Day (24 March). The 2007 theme emphasizes that TB remains a global emergency, despite the fact that it is a preventable and curable disease.
- Joining forces to tackle TB and HIV
- TB is one of the biggest killers of people living with HIV and now a new strain of TB is emerging that has become resistant to most of the available anti-tuberculosis drugs. WHO and UNAIDS, together with other actors working on TB and HIV issues are stepping up action to stop the spread of TB and the deadly new strain.
- New African resolve to combat AIDS, TB and Malaria
- African leaders and Heads of State recently met in Abuja, Nigeria at a Special Summit on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to address the challenges posed by the three diseases that kill an estimated four million Africans every year.