Addressing Gender Inequalities in Tuberculosis: A Conversation with Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba
Addressing Gender Inequalities in Tuberculosis: A Conversation with Dr. Zolelwa Sifumba While tuberculosis affects more men than women globally, it can...
A Tuberculosis Q&A with the Global Fund’s Dr. Eliud Wandwalo
This is the second in a series of interviews with the Senior Disease Coordinators at the Global Fund to Fight...
On World TB Day, innovating to fight the world’s most deadly infectious disease
Each day, Rashidi Gora climbs onto his motorcycle and rides into remote villages in the Kondoa District of Tanzania. A...
Experts highlight goals and innovations to help end the TB epidemic by 2030
Now the leading infectious disease killer, tuberculosis (TB) is in the global spotlight as world health leaders prepare for next...
Countering Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis, the World’s Most Lethal Epidemic
This is the first in a series of blog posts exploring the threat that drug resistance poses in fighting the...
Stopping the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis
A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases this week highlights that drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is expected to increase...
‘The Lucky Specials’: Tuberculosis Awareness Through Storytelling
Ahead of World TB Day, the Friends team had the opportunity to attend the U.S. premiere of “The Lucky Specials,”...
Q&A with HIV-positive TB survivor Loyce Maturu on stigma, adolescents and effecting change
In 2000, Loyce Maturu (@MaturuLoyce) lost her mother and younger brother to AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) within the same week....
Participating in World TB Survivor Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill
On March 23, I was fortunate to participate in the World TB Survivor Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. This event...
Health Affairs Blog: ‘Funding Zika But Forgetting Tuberculosis’
The following post was originally published at Health Affairs Blog. True Claycombe serves as Policy Manager at Friends of the...
MDR-TB in Indonesia: Mental Health in the TB Fight
In 2013 alone, approximately 9 million people around the world developed tuberculosis, and 1.5 million people died from the disease....
World TB Day 2015: Progress and Challenges
To mark World TB Day 2015, Friends spoke to Dr. Eliud Wandwalo, Senior Disease Coordinator for Tuberculosis at the Global...