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TB prevention is no longer a choice, but essential to end TB
Friday, 15 November 2019, 9:13 am | Citizen News Service
"TB prevention is no longer a choice but an essential intervention to end TB... TB is one of the few infections that we ignore and do not treat till it manifests as late stage disease that has already [been] transmitted to several others. The ... More >>
Kerala's multi-layered approach to #endTB
Thursday, 7 November 2019, 10:59 am | Citizen News Service
As part of the #EndTB Dialogues series launched in lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health last month, we got an opportunity for exclusive interview with Dr M Sunil Kumar, State Tuberculosis Officer, Ministry of Health and Family ... More >>
Cost of inaction to prevent and treat TB is (very) high
Saturday, 2 November 2019, 12:04 pm | Citizen News Service
Prevention of TB was the focus of many a sessions at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India, on the theme of 'Ending the Emergency: Science, Leadership, Action.' This conference comes one year after the first ever United Nations ... More >>
Ground zero: Frontline champions lead the fight to #endTB
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 10:10 am | Citizen News Service
It was indeed a humbling experience for me to interact with a few frontline healthcare workers who are courageously fighting the #endTB battle on the ground in Hyderabad, India (the venue for the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health). My day began ... More >>
Are we forgetting that TB prevention is better than cure?
Monday, 28 October 2019, 12:33 pm | Citizen News Service
Without infection there is no disease: Nip the TB infection Prevention of new infections of TB bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) and their progression to active TB disease is critical to reduce the burden of TB disease and to achieve the goal of ending ... More >>
Local solutions for #GlobalGoals to control tobacco + NCDs
Tuesday, 24 September 2019, 8:15 am | Citizen News Service
The 4th Summit of Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Prevention (APCAT) will open in Bogor, Indonesia, on 25th September 2019, which also happens to be World Lung Day. This two-days regional meet is jointly ... More >>
Inside out: Climate change induced migration
Sunday, 22 September 2019, 1:15 pm | Citizen News Service
Inside out: Climate change induced migration Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service) Climate change greatly impacts the lives of migrants in different parts of the world. According to the United Nations, by 2050, up to 1 billion people could be driven ... More >>
Preventing TB is rooted in medical ethics and human rights
Saturday, 3 August 2019, 12:03 pm | Citizen News Service
Preventing TB is rooted in medical ethics and human rights With quarter of world’s population infected with latent TB (not active TB disease), and in the light of scientific fact that every new case of active TB disease comes from this pool of population ... More >>
Writing's on the wall: No #endAIDS without #endTB
Friday, 26 July 2019, 7:10 pm | Citizen News Service
TB and HIV both are preventable, but cutting the chain of transmission of HIV and TB is proving to be a daunting task. Treatment exists for both TB and HIV but disease-burden and deaths every year are indeed alarming. With countdown on towards TB and AIDS ... More >>
Global meeting on sustainable development
Sunday, 14 July 2019, 11:57 am | Citizen News Service
Key decision-makers and senior representatives of several constituencies are convening to review progress on the effective development co-operation (EDC) agenda and to discuss how to accelerate country-level progress on the sustainable development goals ... More >>
It’s Time to bend the curve sharply to #endTB
Saturday, 23 March 2019, 1:08 pm | Citizen News Service
Although governments of 193 countries had promised way back in 2015 to end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030, the global annual rate of TB decline since then has been much less than what is required. The rate of TB decline which is currently hovering around ... More >>
Women speak: To be a woman and to be in India
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 4:47 pm | Citizen News Service
Is the situation dismal? In a survey of experts done in 2018, India ranks as the world’s most dangerous country for women. It had ranked 4th in the same survey done 7 years ago. The Global Gender Gap Index 2017 by the World Economic Forum placed ... More >>
Complacency kills: AIDS prevention cannot take a backseat
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 10:41 am | Citizen News Service
"The global health system is only as strong as its weakest parts" had said UNDP’s Mandeep Dhaliwal in her article around last year's World AIDS Day. The context has only deepened over the year, not only for ending AIDS but also for health security ... More >>
Paid leave can help break the cycle of violence
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 9:53 am | Citizen News Service
To mark the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) and 16 Days of Activism (25 November to 10 December), public sector unions launched a campaign to demand paid leave for all survivors of domestic violence. This is a part of efforts ... More >>
Clock is ticking: 26 months left to meet AIDS target
Friday, 2 November 2018, 4:44 pm | Citizen News Service
Clock is ticking: 26 months left to meet AIDS 90-90-90 targets (CNS): Governments have promised to end AIDS by 2030 but are we on track? Experts reviewed progress we are making towards some HIV related goals with a deadline earlier, such as the ... More >>
HIV prevention: Bridging the gap between research and impact
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 9:35 am | Citizen News Service
We are at an incredible moment in the history of the HIV/AIDS response, which reflected in the vibrancy of the HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P 2018) - the only global scientific conference focused on the fast-growing field of biomedical HIV prevention ... More >>
Through the haze, a better democracy
Saturday, 20 October 2018, 11:46 am | Citizen News Service
Through the haze, a better democracy Patti Lynn , CNS Columnist • Photograph is online at: http://bit.ly/2q29XAC • Author Patti Lynn’s photo is online at: http://bit.ly/2PawOrN Although you wouldn’t know it from the rhetoric and actions of the Trump Administration, ... More >>
Is it the final countdown to #endTB?
Monday, 24 September 2018, 1:58 pm | Citizen News Service
Is it the final countdown to #endTB? Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service) • Photograph is online at: http://bit.ly/2O1gzg8 (CNS): The world's eyes and ears are expectantly focussed on the forthcoming first-ever UN High Level Meeting (UNHLM) ... More >>
Partnership platforms for sustainable societies
Friday, 22 June 2018, 1:48 pm | Citizen News Service
Social entrepreneurship: Partnership platforms for sustainable societies Shobha Shukla, CNS (Citizen News Service) (CNS): Dr Marie Lisa Dacanay, President of the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia, defines social entrepreneurship as ‘a game ... More >>
Defending the environmental defenders
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 3:49 pm | Citizen News Service
Violations of the environmental rights of communities and individuals are on the rise in Asia Pacific and worldwide. Statistics released by Global Witness reveals that in 2017, 197 people were killed (on an average 4 per week) for defending their ... More >>
