Opinion: Time to explore a new vaccine, booster for tuberculosis
By K Leelamoni April 30, 2024: Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent — next to.
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First late-stage trial vaccine doses begin in South Africa for tuberculosis
HQ Team March 20, 2024: The first dosing in a late-stage trial to evaluate an investigational drug for tuberculosis (TB) has started in.
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Globally, 7.5 million people got tuberculosis last year: WHO report
Last year about 7.5 million people had tuberculosis (TB), the world’s second-most infectious killer, and multi-drug resistant form of the disease remains a.
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WHO sets up body to develop, licence a new vaccine to fight tuberculosis
HQ Team September 23, 2023: The WHO’s rapid test will be used as the first method to diagnose tuberculosis and the global health.
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Wellcome, Bill & Melinda invest $550 million for new TB vaccine
HQ Team June 30, 2023: Two philanthropic health majors, Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have come together to invest around.
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Tuberculosis claims 1.6 million people in 2021, WHO says
Tuberculosis, the second deadliest infectious killer after Covid-19, claimed 1.6 million lives last year, including 187,000 HIV-positive patients, according to the WHO's 2022.