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Events

3rd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium
by admin on Tuesday, 11 February 2025 at 09:10:17
Monday, 14 April 2025 (08:00) to Wednesday, 16 April 2025 (17:00)
Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that approximately 54 million people survived TB between 2000 and 2017 alone. There is increasing evidence of long term respiratory complications following TB in a proportion of these...

Publications

Post-tuberculosis lung health: perspectives from the First International Symposium
by admin on Thursday, 6 March 2025 at 12:38:46
Although curable, TB frequently leaves the individual with chronic physical and psycho-social impairment, but these consequences have been largely neglected. The 1st International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium (Stellenbosch, South Africa) was held to...
https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.20.0067

Post-TB health and wellbeing
by admin on Thursday, 6 March 2025 at 12:40:00
TB affects around 10.6 million people each year and there are now around 155 million TB survivors. TB and its treatments can lead to permanently impaired health and wellbeing. In 2019, representatives of TB affected communities attending the '1st...
https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtld.22.0514

Research Projects

Burden and determinants of PTLD
by admin on Tuesday, 4 March 2025 at 11:29:23
This study was a cross sectional survey and deployed various tools to assess intensively exposures such as nutrition, and air pollution exposure to estimate the influence of external factors on development of PTLD.

Posts

Understanding Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease
by admin on Thursday, 6 March 2025 at 10:29:35
Link to website: www.posttblungdisease.com This website is for anyone who suffers from Post-Tuberculosis Lung Disease (PTLD), as well as their friends and family. Here you will find all you need to know about the condition. This is a free and...