Great piece on South Africa's commitment to eliminate TB @stoptb iol.co.za/the-star/news/… via IOL News

"Why aren’t outbreaks in poor countries treated the same way as those in rich ones?" .@NYTimes slams double standards in #TB prevention & care, echoing calls from Zero TB Cities to radically raise ambitions & alter strategy. #SearchTreatPrevent #UNHLMTB nytimes.com/2018/09/26/opi…

TB elimination is achievable only if we search actively for the disease, give treatment to everyone who needs it, and prioritize prevention strategies. Zero TB Cities Stop TB Partnership Salmaan Keshavjee nyti.ms/2N7e1IZ

We can't afford to ignore noncommunicable diseases among the world's poor. Why NCDs need to be a part of the global health agenda: bit.ly/2sUqzvh NCD Synergies Gene Bukhman

Young doctors advance healthcare access in Umlazi yiba.co.za/young-doctors-…

IRD Global Advance Access & Delivery (AA&D) The team from AA&D and IRD SA are hosting the integrated NCD and TB training in Kwazulu-Natal National Department of Health ygpillay targeting HCWs and NCD District Coordinators. yogan pillay Thanks to support form Lilly Global Health Partnership.

Mrs. Sindi Mthethwa from KZN DOH on the importance of integrated screening and linkage to care for NCD’s and TB in South Africa IRD SA Advance Access & Delivery (AA&D)

Visiting community medication pick up points, an important component of community-based healthcare delivery IRD SA Advance Access & Delivery (AA&D)

The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, has just announced at #HR19 that the city will be opening a mobile supervised consumption site.🗣 To other cities and countries yet to open these facilities he says: you must. They’re vital if you are serious about saving lives.

A great piece by Amy Edmondson from Harvard Business School that is an important read for any organization striving for quality and excellence. Harvard Medical School Partners In Health George Q Daley IRD Global hbr.org/2019/05/boeing…

New pub alert: An Activist’s Guide to #Rifapentine is live on our site now. We break down everything you need to know on this shorter #TB regimen + how to make it accessible & affordable here: treatmentactiongroup.org/content/activi…

If I were the health officials in #Paris, I would be worried. The resurgence of TB is a harbinger of a weakened health system. Stop TB Partnership Advance Access & Delivery (AA&D) EHFF European Commission m.en.rfi.fr/france/2019050…

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When this bill is passed, it will mark a sea change in the US strategy to eliminate TB globally. medium.com/@davidbryden/b…

Yes and more beyond that by supporting a comprehensive package for psycho social support for people with TB to be funded and implemented! USAID Global Health

Can we please call it ‘physical distancing’ and not ‘social....’? It is necessary to be safe and avoid the spread of #COVID19. AND remain socially close. Virtually for now

A new report from researchers at @penn, UCLA, & Boston University finds that homeless individuals with #COVID19 would be 2x as likely to be hospitalized, 2-4x as likely to require critical care, and 2-3x as likely to die from #COVID19 as the general population: endhomelessness.org/wp-content/upl…

We have to do community-based screening and testing to identify those who are sick (and need medicines and support) and those who can go back to school and work. This is feasible and possible. A long-term quarantine would hurt many people and increase poverty. Advance Access & Delivery (AA&D) Partners In Health

This is a critical point. Lockdowns WITHOUT MASS TESTING will not solve the problem in a few weeks. We need to institute community-based community-wide testing.

Tragically these deaths are not unexpected. Less services and more toxic drugs. The choice is stark. Stop using drugs or Death by overdose. Only sensible rapid intervention is offering people a safe regulated supply. Recovery comes too late. #SafeSupplyNow @MySafeProject