About the response against AIDS, TB and Malaria

INTERNATIONAL FEMALE SEX WORKERS DAY

Source: redtrasex.org Today, after 44 years, and on every corner of the world, female sex workers continue claiming a comprehensive recognition of our human, labor, social and economic rights. When states fail to approve laws that guarantee our rights, we are forced...

Shortages. It is now Nicaragua’s turn

Source: corresponsalesclave.org In the middle of a political crisis, health programs tend to be interrupted and programming is disrupted. The ongoing crisis in Nicaragua, which is taking more than a year now, is showing its impact on care and treatment for people with...

Updated WHO multidrug-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment guidelines

Source: actbistas.org Updated WHO multidrug-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) treatment guidelines. The latest drug resistance surveillance data show that 4.1% of new tuberculosis (TB) cases and 19% of previously treated cases in the world are either...

Algeria and Argentina certified malaria-free by WHO

Source: who.int Algeria and Argentina have been officially recognized by WHO as malaria-free. The certification is granted when a country proves that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of the disease for at least 3 consecutive years.Contracted through the bite...