Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria
1 year, 3 months ago

Climate change impeding fight against AIDS, TB and malaria

The Hindu  

Climate change and conflict are hitting efforts to tackle three of the world's deadliest infectious diseases, the head of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has warned. But the increasing challenges of climate change and conflict mean the world is likely to miss the target of putting an end to AIDS, TB and malaria by 2030 without “extraordinary steps”, said Peter Sands, executive director of the Global Fund. For example, in 2022, 6.7 million people were treated for TB in the countries where the Global Fund invests, 1.4 million more people than in the previous year. The Fund also helped provide 24.5 million people with antiretroviral therapy for HIV, and distributed 220 million mosquito nets.

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Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tuberculosis cases hit record high: WHO

Raw Story  

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995. While the number of TB-related deaths declined from 1.32 million in 2022 to 1.25 million last year, the total number of people contracting the infectious disease increased from 7.5 million to …

Global malaria cases become stagnant, sparking questions about control, funding, adaptation and challenges
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Global malaria cases become stagnant, sparking questions about control, funding, adaptation and challenges

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 26, 2024 16:32 IST - 5 MINS READ After two decades of falling incidence numbers, malaria cases worldwide since 2015 have not declined as many hoped, and, in some areas, they are even increasing. “If the global malaria incidence and mortality rate in 2000 were applied to populations at risk annually to 2020, the investments made over …

Need for a global crusade against malaria
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Need for a global crusade against malaria

Firstpost  

In 2022, there were an estimated 249 million malaria cases globally, which led to the death of 608,000 individuals In Joseph Conrad’s 1899 novel, Heart of Darkness, the oppressive atmosphere of the Congo, teeming with disease, is a potent metaphor for the darkness within humanity. According to the WHO South-East Asia Region’s 2022 report, this region accounted for 5.2 million …

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Missing TB Cases In India Reduced From 1 Million In 2015 To 0.26 Million In 2023: Mandaviya

News 18  

After two challenging years of the pandemic, India has seen a reduction in tuberculosis incidence by 16 per cent, almost double the pace witnessed globally, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Virtually addressing the 37th Board Meeting of the Stop TB Partnership, he also said the number of missing TB cases in India has reduced from 1 million …

7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022: WHO report
1 year, 1 month ago

7.5 million new cases of TB in 2022: WHO report

The Hindu  

There was a major global recovery in the number of people diagnosed with TB and treated in 2022, after two years of COVID-related disruptions, according to the just-released WHO Global TB Report. The reported global number of people newly diagnosed with TB was 7.5 million in 2022. The number in 2022 probably includes a sizeable backlog of people who developed …

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB
2 years ago

WEB EXCLUSIVE | How COVID-19 has hit India’s fight against TB

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 06, 2022 16:26 IST It is slowly becoming apparent that the COVID-19 pandemic, which first hit India in early 2020, has had devastating and long-lasting effects on the nation’s ability to achieve its tuberculosis goals. The pandemic, followed by lockdowns and large-scale migrations of various populations, has continued to impact access to diagnosis as well as treatment …

WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years, according to a report Thursday by the World Health Organization. WHO also blamed COVID-19 for much of the rise in TB, saying the pandemic “continues to have a damaging impact on access to TB diagnosis and treatment.” …

World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria
2 years, 3 months ago

World leaders pledge billions to fight AIDS, TB, and malaria

Al Jazeera  

Donor conference on the sidelines of UN meeting raises record $14.25bn, although UK and Italy delay announcement on commitments. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has secured $14.25bn in crucial new funding, after decades of progress against the diseases was derailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “What’s happened today is actually an unparalleled mobilisation of resources for global …

Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal
2 years, 3 months ago

Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases. Global Fund Executive Director Peter Sands told The Associated Press that fundraising through the Replenishment Conference is “always a bit of a rollercoaster.” …

India's 2025 Goal to Oust Tuberculosis Most Ambitious in World, But Funding Woefully Low: TB Alliance Chief
2 years, 3 months ago

India's 2025 Goal to Oust Tuberculosis Most Ambitious in World, But Funding Woefully Low: TB Alliance Chief

News 18  

India’s aim to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025 is the most ambitious goal of any country in the world, the chief of an American non-profit alliance for TB drug development has told News18.com. “India has set perhaps the most ambitious goals of any country in the world in terms of TB elimination,” Spigelman told News18.com in an exclusive interaction. “There is …

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa
2 years, 5 months ago

WHO moves to roll out first malaria vaccine in Africa

Associated Press  

BLANTYRE, Malawi — As the World Health Organization announces the next step in its rollout of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, concerns about its value have come from an unlikely source: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer. The malaria vaccine has “a much lower efficacy than we would like,” Philip …

Continuous innovation needed to eliminate malaria
2 years, 6 months ago

Continuous innovation needed to eliminate malaria

China Daily  

Scientist Tu Youyou, a 2015 Nobel Prize laureate, does research in her lab in Beijing. In 2020 alone, 627,000 people died from malaria globally, according to the World Health Organization's latest World Malaria Report, and another 241 million people were infected, most of whom are in low-income countries. The Bill& Melinda Gates Foundation, with a core mission focusing on eliminating …

World TB Day: With 2025 in sight, govt to launch door-to-door TB screening on war footing
2 years, 9 months ago

World TB Day: With 2025 in sight, govt to launch door-to-door TB screening on war footing

India TV News  

Tuberculosis, globally, is known to be the biggest cause of death due to infectious disease and India contributes to over 30 per cent of the global TB burden. As the Covid-19 pandemic derailed global efforts to curb TB, the government is set to launch a special door-to-door TB screening initiative on war footing, as only three years remain of its …

Malaria fight disrupted by COVID pandemic: WHO
3 years ago

Malaria fight disrupted by COVID pandemic: WHO

Al Jazeera  

The UN health agency cited a total of 241 million cases of the disease in 2020, up 14 million from the year before. The World Health Organization says the global response to the longtime threat of malaria has taken a hit as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted health services in many countries, leading to tens of thousands more deaths worldwide last …

Tuberculosis deaths up in pandemic: WHO
3 years, 2 months ago

Tuberculosis deaths up in pandemic: WHO

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed years of global progress in tackling tuberculosis and for the first time in over a decade, TB deaths have increased, according to the 2021 Global TB report released recently by the World Health Organization. The WHO estimated that some 4.1 million people currently suffer from TB but had not been diagnosed with the disease or …

Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in years, largely due to COVID-19 pandemic
3 years, 2 months ago

Tuberculosis deaths rise for the first time in years, largely due to COVID-19 pandemic

LA Times  

The number of tuberculosis deaths has risen for the first time in more than a decade, largely because fewer people got tested and treated as resources were diverted to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization said Thursday. In its yearly report on TB, the United Nations health agency said 1.5 million people worldwide died of the bacterial disease …

COVID-19 Disruption Causing Many Deaths From TB, AIDS In Poorest Countries, Fund Says
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 Disruption Causing Many Deaths From TB, AIDS In Poorest Countries, Fund Says

News 18  

Hundreds of thousands of people will die of tuberculosis left untreated because of disruption to healthcare systems in poor countries caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a global aid fund said. In a few of the world’s poorest countries, excess deaths from AIDS and tuberculosis could even exceed those from the coronavirus itself, said the head of the Geneva-based aid body, …

COVID-19 has ‘devastating’ impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund
3 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 has ‘devastating’ impact on fight against HIV, TB, malaria: Global Fund

The Hindu  

The COVID-19 pandemic had a “devastating” impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. “To mark our 20th anniversary, we had hoped to focus this year’s report on the extraordinary stories of courage and resilience that made possible the progress we have achieved against HIV, TB …

US announces USD 57mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries
3 years, 6 months ago

US announces USD 57mn aid for TB treatment in seven high-burden countries

India TV News  

The United States on Friday announced a USD 57 million aid for efforts against tuberculosis in seven high-burden countries, including India. The USAID said alongside COVID-19, TB is the leading infectious disease killer, particularly in low and middle-income countries, sickening 10 million people and taking 1.4 million lives every year. The US agency said due to the far-reaching impact of …

Disrupted health service in low-middle income countries might lead to increase in HIV, TB, malaria related deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 5 months ago

Disrupted health service in low-middle income countries might lead to increase in HIV, TB, malaria related deaths due to COVID-19 pandemic

Firstpost  

Maintaining access to ART for HIV, diagnosis and treatment for TB and distribution of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria could mitigate the broader health impact of the virus. According to the modelling study, published in the journal The Lancet Global Health, low- and middle-income countries could see HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria deaths increase by as much as 10, 20, and …

COVID-19 pandemic may lead to surge in HIV, TB, malaria deaths: Lancet study
4 years, 5 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic may lead to surge in HIV, TB, malaria deaths: Lancet study

India TV News  

Scientists have predicted a surge in HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria deaths in low- and middle-income countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but add that this toll can be reduced by prioritising the most critical services, such as timely diagnosis and treatment for these diseases. According to the modelling study, published in the journal The Lancet Global Health, low- and middle-income …

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