Annual Report 2009

 

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Poor outcomes four years after treatment of MDR-TB

In China, 4 years after standardized treatment, patients with multidrug-resistant TB were traced. Many of them were diagnosed with recurrent TB or had died, also those who were treated successfully. Documentation of cure based on sputum smear microscopy was a poor predictor of long-term outcomes. The results show the need for adequate diagnostics and treatment of MDR-TB.  

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Health Measurement Survey for Global Burden of Disease project

28 July 2010
The new Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study is a major effort to carry out a complete systematic assessment of the data on all diseases, and produce estimates of the burden of diseases.  To collect part of the information we have designed the Health Measurement Survey.

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Patroness of KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

15 July 2010

HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has become Patroness of KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation. A historical relationship has thus been renewed, 100 years after Queen Emma gave her name to the Emma Flower fundraising activities. More


Craig David to his fans: Tuberculosis affects real people, real families, real communities

24 June 2010

In a clip released yesterday British R&B star Craig David talks with Dr Sizulu Moyo, a tuberculosis researcher at the University of Cape Town and PHD student with KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation. View the video.  


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Agenda

The Second Global Forum on TB Vaccines:

A Framework for Introducing Improved TB Vaccines to the World Community
Tallinn, Estonia  


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