The number of people afflicted with tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Mindanao is increasing, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This, however, meant an improvement in the monitoring of health officials, according to a regional DOH executive.
US health regulators said Monday they had licensed a new treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis — the first such federal approval aimed at tackling the deadly disease in 40 years.
Health officials in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao announced a drastic reduction in the number of cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the region, saying it came about even amid security threats to the region’s health workers.
Despite threats to the security of its workers and other problems, the Department of Health in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao said it has managed to drastically reduce the incidence of tuberculosis in the region.
Bus and jeepney drivers can now learn about a health menace they may acquire on the job on this special bus. The antituberculosis (TB) bus of oil giant Chevron Philippines Inc. (formerly Caltex) has started touring the city of Manila as part of its information campaign to fight tuberculosis. Cherry Ramos, Chevron coordinator for policy, [...]
PARIS—Researchers in the United States said Sunday they had developed a vaccine for tuberculosis that offered unprecedented protection in mice against the deadly disease. Tuberculosis kills some 1.7 million people each year, with one in three people around the globe infected, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The only vaccine currently in use is [...]
