TB is a global epidemic, causing devastating loss of life and hampering economic productivity. It is also a European problem, where TB rates have been on the rise over the past few decades. This report seeks to re-energise the fight against TB by telling the human side of the disease; giving a voice to the individuals and communities who have long been represented in numbers and figures. In these pages, patients, doctors, advocates and healthcare workers from seven European countries - Georgia, Latvia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, UK and Ukraine - tell of their experiences.
Tuberculosis: Voices in the fight against the European epidemic
An Inadequate Response: More Than Two Decades of Complacency in Addressing the TB/HIV Co-Epidemic
An Inadequate Response deals with TB/HIV co-infection.
The tuberculosis (TB) bacillus and the HIV virus have formed a powerful alliance and are together responsible for more than five million deaths per year. Weakened immune systems in people with HIV/AIDS is fuelling an increase in TB cases in many parts of the world. In turn, TB is leading to increased mortality rates among people living with HIV/AIDS and complicating treatment.
Despite the link between the two diseases being acknowledged as far back as the 1980s, efforts to control TB and HIV/AIDS remain largely independent of one another, an oversight that has resulted in millions of unnecessary deaths. An Inadequate Response argues that only by tackling TB and HIV together will progress be made in reversing the burden of both diseases.
Annual Report 2008
RESULTS UK's Annual Report for 2008 showcases our successes in creating the public and political will to end poverty.Read about key breakthroughs around Tuberculosis, Microfinance, and Education, and gain some insight into how we have achieved them.
Annual Report 2009
RESULTS UK's Annual Report 2009 highlights our work in the areas of Tuberculosis, Microfinance, and Education. Reading our Annual Reports are an excellent way to get to grips with the issues we work on and the successes we have through citizen advocacy.
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