Which countries invest most in TB research?
While global investment in TB research remains very low at around $726-million in 2016, South Africa does remarkably well on some measures of TB investment when compared to other countries.
Moment of truth for global TB response
On Thursday 16 November 2017, Russian president Vladimir Putin told a hall full of health ministers in Moscow that TB is a “serious problem”, and said, “I am confident that the only way we can stand up against this truly global threat is if we join forces.” Did President Putin really mean what he said?
Less money for TB research
By Mike Frick – The world spent less on tuberculosis (TB) research in 2015 than it did in 2009. This decrease in spending does not track a similar decline in TB incidence or mortality.
