This year, the theme for World Immunization Week is “Protected Together, #VaccinesWork.” This theme brings to heart and mind the significant efforts of those who have developed life-saving...

Authors: Dr. Ayaskant Pany and Sorika Van NiekerkRead somewhere recently: “What is the biggest constraint for tuberculosis (TB) clinical trials? RESOURCES!” This is so true not only in the...

The theme for this year’s World Immunization Week, “#VaccinesWork”, rings true for the many diseases from which vaccines are protecting people of all ages across the globe. Yet, there are more...

This month, during World Immunization Week (April 24-30, 2017), we recognize immunizations as one of the world’s most important and effective health interventions, responsible for saving countless...

Despite significant annual variation in research funding and global funding totals that fall far short of the field’s reported needs, the global market in tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics and treatments...

When most people think of emerging threats to public health, tuberculosis (TB) is unlikely to rise to the forefront of their minds. After all, TB has a long history and has been a well-known global...

The 2014 Ebola crisis unfolded like a Hollywood movie, with gruesome deaths, tragic stories, and global panic about its potential spread. Ebola had never spread so far or fast in the known history of...

Despite the fact that tuberculosis (TB) has been curable, it has become a global epidemic that impacts more people every year than HIV/AIDS. The millions of TB patients worldwide suffer from...