Now more than ever we understand the vital role of health workers in keeping communities healthy and safe. World Health Worker Week – organized from April 4-8 by the Frontline Health Workers Coalition and the World Health Organization – is a time…
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious disease killer in the world. The disease is preventable and curable. Only in the last three years has another infectious disease exceeded the number of global TB deaths – and that is COVID-19. Thanks to a…
The COVID-19 pandemic halted – and likely reversed – years of progress countries were making against tuberculosis (TB). The number of TB cases diagnosed and reported globally in 2020 declined by 18%, reversing a trend of improved case detection and notification between…
World Mental Health Day was recently observed on October 10. Since 1992, the day has been observed to call attention to mental health needs around the world. As a licensed clinical psychologist, I’ve worked in global health for more than 15 years,…
URC experts in TB from Uganda and the Philippines are pleased to share their experience and knowledge at the Union World Conference on Lung Health, taking place virtually from Oct. 19-22. Following the conference theme of “Lung Health for All: Solutions for a…
