Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis MDRTB Treatment Center Zambuk

16/05/2023

Check out CDC’s Stop TB Poster, which includes helpful information about latent TB infection and TB disease: https://bit.ly/3mQ3k5q

27/02/2023

Today we begin our countdown to the 2023 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day.

Every year, March 24 is set aside globally to commemorate the discovery of Myobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis.

It is a day to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the TB epidemic.

17/02/2023

February’s Find Resources Newsletter is available. Check it out: https://bit.ly/3gvYzdQ

17/02/2023

UCSF Center for Tuberculosis will host UCSF World TB Day Symposium on Friday, March 24, 2023, at 11:30 AM EST. The deadline to register is February 24, 2023. Follow the link below for registration instructions:

Apply Date: Friday, March 24, 2023 [in-person and virtually via Zoom] Time of Event: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time Description: Curry International Tuberculosis Center (CITC) will co-host the UCSF World TB Day Symposium with the UCSF Center for Tuberculosis. The theme for this year's e...

04/02/2023

Register now for the UCSF World TB Day Symposium: https://www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings/2023-ucsf-world-tb-day-symposium

This event is both in-person and virtual

02/11/2022

Want to test your knowledge of TB in children? Take the Hello Kitty TB Quiz!

Tuberculosis in Children: A global public health crisis

02/11/2022

Stop TB Partnership sounds the alarm on the TB funding crisis as TB deaths increase for a second year in a row and TB incidence rises for the first time in 20 years.
👉Read full statement

02/11/2022

WHO's 2022 Global report is out & it's not looking good. TB deaths & disease increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021:
🔹10.6 million people fell ill with TB
🔹1.6 million people died from TB
Let's build better plans, get more resources & tackle TB. Visit https://pcf4tb.org for free resources to build patient-centred National Strategic Plans.

23/10/2022

How is TB spread? TB bacteria are spread through the air from one person to another when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, or sings.

People nearby may breathe in these bacteria and become infected. https://bit.ly/3vkY7n4

23/10/2022

Register now! Advanced TB Topics: Next-Generation
Diagnostics webinar on November 7th

https://www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings/advanced-tb-topics-nextgeneration-diagnostics

Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) CDC TB CDC NPIN

Apply [webinar] Date: November 07, 2022 Time: 10:00 - 11:00am Pacific Time. (All of our virtual trainings are in Pacific Time. If you are unsure about the time zone differences, please use the Time Converter) Cost: There is no fee for this training. Credit: This training is approved for up to 1.00 c...

03/09/2022

Think. Test. Treat TB

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of TB Elimination recently released the first tuberculosis ( ) prevention campaign called Think. Test. Treat TB ( ). This campaign aims to reach those most at risk for latent TB infection ( ) and their health providers to encourage TB testing and treatment before TB disease develops with devastating impacts. This is a multilingual communications campaign that particularly addresses the health disparity among Asian Americans.

On Friday, 9/8 at 11 am PT, join the California Tuberculosis Controllers Association and AAPCHO for a webinar with CDC officials to dialogue about the TB prevention campaign.

Save your spot at https://bit.ly/CDC_ThinkTestTreat_0922Webinar

28/08/2022

The new 4-Month Tuberculosis treatment regimen

The CDC recommends this treatment option only for certain patient groups.