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Opinions archive results 1-18 of 18 in Health and Tuberculosis
We can learn from XDR-TB treatment in Lima
A Peruvian clinic's treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is an example to the developing world, says Mario C. Raviglione.
Drug-resistant TB needs massive research increase
Multidrug-resistant TB needs more research to equip healthcare workers with the right tools, write Frank G. J. Cobelens and colleagues.
Adopt TB approach to tackle chronic diseases
Non-communicable disease treatment has a lot to learn from tuberculosis control programmes, say Anthony D. Harries and colleagues.
Doubts about WHO tuberculosis programme
More research is needed to see whether the success of the WHO's tuberculosis programme is at risk, say G. E. Davies and S. B. Squire.
OPINION | 11 February 2008 | EN
HIV/AIDS: Many challenges remain
Revised HIV/AIDS figures are a sign of better data, not that the epidemic is slowing. There is still much to be done, says Kevin De Cock.
European TB fight must begin in developing countries
The best way for European countries to combat tuberculosis is to help developing countries first, say Bruce Currey and colleagues.
Nutrition and disease debate should shift to science
Science needs to be injected into the controversy over use of nutritional supplements in tackling HIV and tuberculosis, says Wieland Gevers.
OPINION | 23 August 2007 | EN
Commercialising neglected diseases the 'wrong way'
Donors shouldn't waste precious funds for neglected diseases on tempting big pharma into developing vaccines, argues Donald W. Light.
Sharpening up TB diagnosis where it is needed most
Controlling tuberculosis in the developing world means investing in suitably equipped labs as well as in diagnostics, argues Evelyn Harvey.
Collaboration to kill: HIV/AIDS and TB
Developing nations must pay more than mere lip service to WHO advice on linking HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis programmes, says Peter Mugyenyi.
Turning the tide on tuberculosis: a combined effort
The many sponsors of tuberculosis drugs must work together to find new effective treatments, says Mel Spigelman.
OPINION | 4 July 2007 | EN
Isolating TB patients: prevention better than cure
Jerome Singh argues that we need to isolate patients with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis to prevent a global epidemic.
Thumbs up for new TB strategy from the WHO
A new strategy for tackling tuberculosis could spare future generations the burden of this disease, argues Mario C. Raviglione.
Global effort needed to fight TB
All countries need to take responsibility for fighting tuberculosis if the disease is to be eradicated, says an editorial in The Lancet.
TB research must expand in developing countries
Tuberculosis research must be expanded in the countries where treatment is needed most, say Ann Ginsberg and Melvin Spigelman.
OPINION | 7 March 2007 | EN
The right diagnosis for developing world?
Health organisations and policymakers should work together to improve diagnostic tests for the major diseases in the developing world.
OPINION | 7 December 2006 | EN
Neglected diseases should get a share of the pie
Funds allocated to fight HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria could be used to tackle neglected diseases that affect millions, say David Molyneux and colleagues.
OPINION | 13 October 2005 | EN
Millennium Development Goals 'not doomed to fail'
John McArthur, Jeffrey Sachs and Guido Schmidt-Traub argue that the Millennium Development Goals may be difficult to measure, but they are valid targets to aim for.
OPINION | 13 September 2005 | EN
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