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	<title>ONE &#187; Tuberculosis</title>
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		<title>Reminder: Webcast on TB epidemic about to begin</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/29/reminder-webcast-on-tb-epidemic-about-to-begin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/29/reminder-webcast-on-tb-epidemic-about-to-begin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kaiser Family Foundation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The live webcast on the U.S. government’s strategy for combating the global TB epidemic will start in approximately 30 minutes.  You can watch and participate here.
Here&#8217;s a note from the Kaiser Family Foundation, who&#8217;s hosting the broadcast:
TB is preventable and curable, but today remains one of the world’s major causes of illness and death. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TOMORROW: Live Webcast on Tuberculosis</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/28/tomorrow-live-webcast-on-tuberculosis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/09/28/tomorrow-live-webcast-on-tuberculosis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kaiser Family Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We wanted to be sure to let you know about a live, interactive webcast hosted by the Kaiser Family Foundation tomorrow at 1 pm EST.  The webcast will feature a panel of experts discussing U.S. strategy to combat the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.
According to Kaiser,
TB, a preventable and curable disease, remains one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TB Sniffing Rat Pack</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/08/18/tb-sniffing-rat-pack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/08/18/tb-sniffing-rat-pack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rena Pacheco-Theard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought “Ratatouille” would be the highlight for these long-tailed rodents, the organization APOPO has trained African rats to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).  Using scent detection, these HeroRAT’s can reliably (50 percent higher reliability than traditional microscopy)  process 40 sputum samples in seven minutes, a task that takes trained lab technicians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Impressive New Results From the Global Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/08/impressive-new-results-from-the-global-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/07/08/impressive-new-results-from-the-global-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rena Pacheco-Theard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Global Fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malaria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced today that it has helped put 2.3 million people on life-saving treatment for HIV/AIDS (a 31 percent increase over results reported last year), treated 5.4 million people for tuberculosis (a 38 percent increase over last year), and distributed 88 million insecticide-treated bed nets (a 49 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIV/AIDS &amp; Tuberculosis: The Deadly Duo</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/29/hivaids-tuberculosis-the-deadly-duo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/29/hivaids-tuberculosis-the-deadly-duo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pooja Gupta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At a congressional briefing last Thursday, leading global health experts pushed for stronger U.S. leadership and more aggressive global policies to combat HIV/TB co-infection worldwide. The hearing coincided with the Center for Global Health Policy’s release of “Deadly Duo: The Synergy Between HIV/AIDS &#038; Tuberculosis”, which echoed many of the main points of the briefing. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress in search of a cure for TB?</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/10/progress-in-search-of-a-cure-for-tb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/10/progress-in-search-of-a-cure-for-tb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rena Pacheco-Theard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a little good news for your Friday: two FDA-approved drugs were found to block the growth of certain strains of extremely drug resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB).  While this chance discovery occurred in the lab, clinical trials on humans are now being planned in South Korea and South Africa.
Excerpts below, full article here
 Scientists [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from Caceres: Mid-term Review of the Global Fund</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/08/highlights-from-caceres-mid-term-review-of-the-global-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/04/08/highlights-from-caceres-mid-term-review-of-the-global-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa.Fleisher</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund Replenishment April 2009]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Fund Review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We noted last week that donors met in Spain from March 31 to April 1 to review the progress and funding needs of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.  Here are some highlights from the communiqué.
Results show the Global Fund is having a significant impact: Michel Kazatchkine, the Global Fund’s Executive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kaiser Releases New TB Data</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/24/kaiser-releases-new-tb-data/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/24/kaiser-releases-new-tb-data/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
In conjunction with World TB Day, the Kaiser Family Foundation today released new tuberculosis data as depicted on an interactive map.  Through GlobalHealthFacts.org you can create your own custom data sheet.  You can check out this great resource here.
-Chris Scott
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		<title>Today is World TB Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/24/today-is-world-tb-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/24/today-is-world-tb-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rena Pacheco-Theard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.one.org/blog/?p=4139</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year on March 24th, the world commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB).  World TB Day provides an opportunity to look at the progress being made in the control and treatment of tuberculosis, as well as reflect on the challenges that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PBS Launches New Global Health Site</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/24/pbs-launches-new-global-health-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/03/24/pbs-launches-new-global-health-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Scott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[HIV/AIDS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Policy News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tuberculosis]]></category>

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Last night PBS’ “NewsHour with Jim Lehrer” began airing their new Global Health Unit, a three-part series funded by the Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation.  The series “examines efforts to address HIV/AIDS, the increase of HIV/tuberculosis coinfections and the impact of HIV/AIDS on children.”
In conjunction with the Global Health Unit, PBS has also launched [...]]]></description>
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