... but then we'd never heard of Chuuk ...
If you know anything about TB you’ll be well aware that good news in the field of MDR-TB is hard to find. In fact we’d never really heard...
Can an infectious disease that is only successfully treated in 48% of cases not be on the rise?
That’s exactly what the WHO has been proposing. And that 48% success rate only relates to the cases that are treated: according to the...
Common health for a Commonwealth?..
..or a collective tuberculosis emergency? When the political media of the English speaking world use the word “commonwealth” they most...
Sierra Leone - a country where tuberculosis rolls on as ebola disappears
The ebola outbreak in West Africa seems to have passed into the category of ‘old news’ – with its final total death toll now somewhere...
‘As to diseases, make a habit of two things - to help, or at least to do no harm’ - Hippocrates.
It’s pretty much a given that all therapeutic interventions are accompanied by some level of risk. The tricky thing is balancing this...
Moxa – a Field Medicine for a far-from-certain Future?
Seven years ago back in 2008 Royal Dutch Shell PLC published two possible “scenarios” –their alternative extrapolations as to how the...
Stigma associated with TB and moxa use
Amongst the many challenges involved in the diagnosis and treatment of TB is the issue of stigma attached to this disease. Stigma can be...
Reflections on World TB Day 2015
Last Tuesday was World TB Day and in order to improve our understandings of this complex disease, and to get a better picture of what’s...
The UK's 'Review on Anti-Microbial Resistance'
An extremely important report has been published today. It talks of a possible 10 million deaths each year from drug-resistant diseases...
The 'Nigerian factor' and what it may imply for TB in Africa
In 2012 the first ever national survey of prevalence of infectious TB was conducted in Nigeria... Nigeria’s the most populous country in...
