USAID donates new tools, medications to help Vietnam close tuberculosis detection, treatment gaps
In Vietnam, approximately 40 percent of new TB cases go undetected and untreated every year
Vietnamese man with tuberculosis dies in COVID-19 quarantine facility
The results of the forensic examination determined that the man died on the background of pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis vaccine, being trialed against COVID-19, not recommended on adults: Vietnam doctor
There is no evidence that the vaccine results in a decrease in infections and deaths from COVID-19
Drug-resistant tuberculosis at crisis levels, warns WHO
In recent years, the emergence of multi drug-resistant TB -- a manmade problem caused by regular TB patients being given the wrong medicines, the wrong doses, or failing to complete their treatment -- has posed an increasing global health threat