Photo by David Bryden, August 2010. This photo is of a young girl who was attending a street drama and music performance by the dynamic TB organization ZAMSTAR in Lusaka, Zambia. Meeting the needs of children like her are the priority of another impressive Zambian group, Bwafwano Community Home Based Care.
HIV
Sub-Saharan African countries where adolescents 15 or younger could be tested for HIV without sign-off by parents or guardians show 11 percent higher rates of testing […]
Tuberculosis
With the release of a “pre-final text” of updated guidelines for treatment of multidrug- and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, the World Health Organization made official substantial changes to […]
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
A year that started with a shutdown of the U.S. government is ending the same way, demonstrating ongoing instability in American policy, funding and global health […]