TB Alert - the UK's National Tuberculosis Charity

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Clinical Information Leaflet Series
Translated Clinical Information materials are now available
TB Alert are pleased to announce that our Clinical Information leaflets are now available translated into 20 languages. Click here to view these materials in English, for further information on the languages that are available and how to order.
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Tuberculosis symposium at HPA conference, Warwick, Wednesday 17th September
A one day symposium organised in collaboration with the British Thoracic Society and All Party Parliamentary Group on TB; "Tuberculosis: Issues from the molecule to the globe". Click here for information and how to book your place.
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TB Alert launches urgent appeal
At the end of July supporters of TB Alert will receive an appeal for Murambinda Hospital's TB service, one of our projects which is in desperate need at the moment. Click here to read the full appeal. We really need your help, click here to donate
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Healthy Aid? - Action for Global Health report calls for more money for health, better spent
Action for Global Health (of which TB Alert is a UK partner) has published the report, HEALTHY AID, calling on Europe to ensure that development assistance for health is both increased and provided in better ways. Read the press release summary ..... or download the full report
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TB Meeting, Manchester - Thursday 20th November

Suitable for nurses involved in TB management, general practitioners, hospital physicians, microbiologists, public health doctors and anyone else involved in the care of TB patients and their families. Click here for programme and registration details.

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Raise money for TB Alert with every search!
A newand simple way to raise money - use everyclick as your search engine - it wont cost you (or us) a thing and could raise up to £15 per supporter per year! Read more
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Thoughts on Badgers
TB Alert is a "human TB charity", and while Bovine TB is a concern where it affects humans, we do not offer expertise on veterinary issues, and we do not take an official stance on issues concerning the "badger" debate. Click here to read more
Have you recently recovered from TB? Do you live in the UK? TB Alert needs your help……

If you would be happy to share your story publicly in the UK to help raise awareness, please click here to contact us, or call Tina on 0845 456 0995.

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Winstone Zulu tells his story - living with HIV, surviving TB
Click here to watch a 1 min video about TB and HIV in Africa. hi res/lo res or read about Winstone here.
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Give with confidence - our fundraising promise
TB Alert has chosen to become a member of the FundRaising Standards Board - which works to ensure that organisation raising money from the public do so honestly and properly. Read our Fundraising Promise.

 

News
25/08/08XDR-TB can be treated effectively

In spite of the fears that extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is untreatable, researchers suggests that a cure is possible with a combination of at least 5 medications. Read more....

12/08/081% of HIV-Positive tested for TB
Of the 33 million HIV-positive people worldwide, only 314,394 have been tested for TB, and of those screened, more than one in four were found to have active TB. Read more....
11/08/08New TB test grabs limelight

A new TB diagnostic test said to provide more reliable information more quickly was a highlight of last week’s international AIDS conference in Mexico following its global launch in July. Read more....

02/08/08Anglican Communion discuss TB/HIV
Anglican Communion discuss global TB/HIV co-epidemic at Lambeth Conference, on Monday 28th July. Read more....
29/07/08'Campaign for TB control needed'
Indian Doctors say patients stop taking medication after they feel better. Read more....
25/07/08Figo scores a goal against TB
International football star, Luìs Figo, is now the captain of a different kind of team - the Stop Tuberculosis Team - whose players come alive in a new comic book. Read more....
25/07/08TB challenge to HIV treatment

Health experts are urging the inclusion of TB prevention programmes in HIV treatment and care, as TB is a major cause of death among HIV patients. Read more....

23/07/08'Promising' TB vaccine candidate
The University of Oxford and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. have formed a joint venture to further develop MVA85A, the world’s most clinically advanced vaccine candidate for the prevention of TB. Read more....
23/07/08Failure to treat migrant workers
Failure to tackle the squalid living conditions endured by exploited migrant workers could create a major public health hazard. Read more....
22/07/08IMF funding "fuelling TB deaths"
Strict conditions on international loans have been blamed for thousands of extra tuberculosis deaths in eastern Europe, and former Soviet republics. Read more....
21/07/08New Prize for TB/MDR-TB advocates
The Tuberculosis Survival Prize is to recognize innovation in TB/MDR-TB advocacy and social mobilization. Read more on the TB Survival Project website