XDR-TB

In 2007 renowned war photographer and photojournalist James Nachtwey received a TED Prize , granting him $100,000 and one wish to change the world.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj8KZNI6-W8 The Boston Globe: Nachtwey’s Wish: Awareness of XDR-TB Well-known and influential photojournalist James Nachtwey won the TED Prize last year, and as part of his award, he made a wish for help - help in bringing a story to light that he felt was...  

New Zealand scientists have made a number of critical contributions to the global fight against tuberculosis (TB); yet still one New Zealander a day is ...  

MANILA, Philippines - The Malabon City Health Department (MCHD) on Thursday announced it is intensifying its efforts against tuberculosis (TB), ...  

Marasigan immediately ordered that those positively with TB and those who have symptoms of tuberculosis to be isolated in an area to avoid the spread of the ...  

Starting today, Minnesota’s status for bovine tuberculosis control is upgraded in all but a management area in northwest Minnesota, the US Department of ...  

Via Technology, Health and Development, the acclaimed photojournalist James Nachtwey is pointing his camera lens to a neglected but dangerous threat to ...  

Information about extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis For the first time ever, a rare and hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis has been diagnosed in Fresno County, health officials said Tuesday.  

Tuberculosis (TB) detection under the national TB control program in China follows passive case-finding guidelines, which could be influenced by the ...  

Nachtwey's was to use his skills as a photojournalist to raise global awareness of 'extensively drug resistant tuberculosis' (XDR-TB for short) and in the ...  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday announced "split state status" for bovine tuberculosis in Minnesota, a move that's expected to help most of the state's cattle producers by lessening costly ...  

He said the lukewarm attitude of the personnel and the people is affecting efforts of the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) in achieving the ...  

The focus of his story, revealed today,, is XDR-TB, or extremely drug resistant TB, an all-but incurable disease that has now spread to 49 countries and ...  

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Hopefully this project will lead to better treatment and prevention of this disease. Go here for more on James Nachtwey and the TED prize and here to see more of these photos. Seeing this video and the photos is like being punched in the gut, which is the best compliment I can give to a...