TB and TB / HIV - Tuberculosis
Apr 18, 2022 | In the Media
Less than half of individuals diagnosed with latent tuberculosis initiate therapy, U.S. data show. An analysis of data from 15 health department clinics across the country revealed that just 42% of people with latent infection started therapy, with a considerable...
Mar 16, 2022 | News
Eswatini has one of the world’s highest rates of new tuberculosis (TB) cases. Children in particular are extremely vulnerable to severe forms of TB disease. In 2018, over one million children developed TB globally, and at least 7.5 million children are estimated to...
Apr 15, 2021 | Stories from the Field
In support of national efforts to improve diagnostic services for patients accessing care at public health facilities in Eswatini, ICAP at Columbia University developed a digital link, or interface, enabling seamless data exchange between public health facilities and...
Aug 31, 2020 | In the Media, News
ICAP’s work with Eswatini’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) to establish routine testing and prevention for tuberculosis (TB) in the country was recently highlighted in Borgen Magazine. The initiative aims to...
Jan 10, 2020 | In the Media, News
The 2010s saw breakthroughs in global public health problems that saved millions of lives. National Public Radio (NPR) spoke with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health faculty experts on the greatest scientific successes in the last ten years. Dr. Wafaa...
