MEDSF Tuberculosis https://www.medsf.org/rss/tuberculosis en MEDSF successfully concludes Nukus tuberculosis project in Uzbekistan https://www.medsf.org/msf-successfully-concludes-nukus-tuberculosis-project-uzbekistan We and our partners marked the conclusion of the Karakalpakstan Tuberculosis Programme in Uzbekistan. Wed, 24 Sep 2025 12:30:49 +0000 c2aa9237-e650-4f82-a24c-e3b34b9dd4f3 MEDSF remains ready to resume medical activities in Libya https://www.medsf.org/msf-remains-ready-resume-medical-activities-libya We are concerned for our former patients in Libya, as our suspension of activities continues. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 08:25:26 +0000 21063318-5dc6-41d4-ac22-5b3d0b2bb61b MEDSF calls for sustained investments to fight against tuberculosis in children https://www.medsf.org/msf-calls-sustained-investments-fight-against-tuberculosis-children With WHO estimating that only half of the 1.25 million children and young adolescents who fall ill with TB each year being diagnosed, MEDSF is calling for sustaining investment in paediatric TB. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:06:36 +0000 60cb4c4a-ab60-42e7-bd01-3981846c8327 MEDSF hands over drug resistant tuberculosis project in Mumbai after 18 years https://www.medsf.org/msf-hands-over-drug-resistant-tuberculosis-project-mumbai-after-18-years MEDSF closes its drug-resistant TB project in Mumbai and hands it over to India’s National TB Elimination Program and the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:53:38 +0000 b9e4434d-d333-4b69-bfe9-b36f9218988f TB treatment decision algorithms for children https://www.medsf.org/tb-treatment-decision-algorithms-children Every three minutes, a child succumbs to tuberculosis, a curable disease if diagnosed in time. Can new treatment decision algorithms improve the diagnosis of TB in children? Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:33:51 +0000 22e5da63-00ea-4d95-a30e-db7a235d7ad0 Urgent action needed as governments and donors fail children with tuberculosis https://www.medsf.org/urgent-action-needed-governments-and-donors-fail-children-tuberculosis Too many children with tuberculosis are neither tested nor treated, with many countries failing at the first hurdle: updating policy guidelines in line with WHO recommendations. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000 80932ac5-de25-4434-87ad-367723cf4a6d TB ALGO PED paediatric TB study https://www.medsf.org/tb-algo-ped-paediatric-tb-study This report summarises key findings from the implementation of the treatment decision algorithms across the five study sites and highlights potential lessons for future implementation efforts. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:57:09 +0000 4136c0c2-e145-409b-9ed1-15b028aeb356 Action needed on HIV and tuberculosis amid South Sudan crises https://www.medsf.org/action-needed-hiv-and-tuberculosis-amid-south-sudan-crises In a recent article published in The Lancet HIV, MEDSF highlights the critical situation of tuberculosis and HIV in South Sudan. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 13:53:20 +0000 5ad739e6-15da-4a64-a609-8fe66c8d1173 Bringing healthcare to artisanal miners in Zimbabwe https://www.medsf.org/bringing-healthcare-artisanal-miners-zimbabwe MEDSF is providing essential healthcare services to artisanal miners in Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:33:22 +0000 486f2aae-ede5-44c6-a1f6-cebaeeb39bce A timeline of tuberculosis treatment success in Tajikistan https://www.medsf.org/timeline-tuberculosis-treatment-success-tajikistan After 13 years of collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population, MEDSF has concluded our tuberculosis project in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 08:42:40 +0000 985b3c9b-ceb9-4b91-bde9-553080761531