The Doctors Risking It All to Fight TB in Ukraine
On February 14, a shell tore into the only tuberculosis hospital in the Kherson region of Ukraine, landing on the...
How Can We End the Tuberculosis Epidemic? 7 Key Takeaways for World TB Day
How Can We End the Tuberculosis Epidemic? 7 Key Takeaways for World TB Day Before COVID-19, tuberculosis was the world’s...
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...
‘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,”...
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...
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...
MDR-TB in the Philippines: One Woman’s Fight
Mildred Fernando was diagnosed with tuberculosis in her native Philippines nearly 12 years ago, at age 19. We caught up...