The impact of COVID-19 on the TB epidemic: A community perspective
In response to early warnings that COVID-19 was having a devastating impact on people affected by TB and TB programs around the world, 10 global networks quickly came together to …
James Garzione
Where are the Missing Millions?
In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated 10 million people became sick with tuberculosis (TB). When you delve into their Global TB Report, you find that countries reported diagnosing …
Investing in the Early Years to Build Human Capital: Practical Solutions and Tools for Parliamentarians
Investing in the early years to build human capital is one of the smartest investments a country can make to break the cycle of poverty, address inequality, and boost productivity …
Malnutrition, non-communicable diseases and associated double duty initiatives: Report research
ACTION in Italy and Oxfam launched a joint research report on the sidelines of the 2017 Milan Global Nutrition Summit, focusing on the double burden of malnutrition, the coexistence of …
Following the Funding: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative
The fight to eradicate polio is led by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and is supported by generous public and private donors. To fund this life-saving work, in 2013 GPEI …
Combatting TB-HIV in South Africa (From Policy to Practice)
Overall Performance: Fully embraced integration driving progress against TB and HIV. Among high burden countries, South Africa has most fully embraced TB-HIV integration and actively taken steps to implement collaborative activities. …
From Policy to Practice: How the TB-HIV Response Is Working
A new research report from ACTION shows that while countries have taken steps in the right direction since 2014 to combat the deadly duo of TB and HIV, policy improvements …
Combatting TB-HIV in Kenya (From Policy to Practice)
Overall Performance: Strong coordinated response, growing political will. Despite a heavy disease burden, Kenya is a leader in implementing WHO-recommended TB-HIV collaborative activities. Much of this success can be attributed to …
From Rhetoric to Reality: An Analysis of Donor and Implementing Country Efforts to Scale up the TB-HIV Response
A new research report from ACTION shows that joint TB-HIV activities are neglected by HIV programs and overwhelmingly carried out by TB programs, and that global guidelines to address TB-HIV …
Making Health a Right for all: Universal Health Coverage and Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is widely perceived as a disease of the past. However, the latest available data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows a different reality. This paper was created …