The following is a compilation of recent articles and releases making headlines in HIV, TB and global health news. WHO releases FAQ on “Totally Drug Resistant” TB: The World Health Organization (WHO) posted a frequently asked questions (FAQ) on tuberculosis that is “resistant to all drugs” on its website last week. This follows recent reports […]
HIV
Since the president’s Feb. 5 State of the Union address pledge to end transmissions of HIV in the United States in the next 10 years, and […]
Tuberculosis
Releasing the most recent domestic and global data on tuberculosis incidence in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
Research & Development
A trial to test the safety of, and immune response prompted by, the latest candidate for a vaccine to protect against Zika virus infection has begun […]
Policy
The following is a guest post by Emily Weaver, PhD, of MEASURE Evaluation Health projects and donors in low-resource countries increasingly aim to leverage existing data […]