by Judith Thigpen | Aug 20, 2021 | Currrent
TB is an old, life-threatening bacteria. It kills one out of every 6 Californians who fall ill with TB. With effective treatments to prevent anyone from becoming sick from TB and TB spreading through families and communities, public health professionals continue to...
by Judith Thigpen | Jul 20, 2021 | Currrent
The virtual 2021 National TB Conference, Recalibration: TB Elimination Beyond COVID-19 began on Wednesday June 9th and ran Wednesdays and Fridays through July 23rd. This dynamic 11 session virtual conference delivered excellent content to nearly 1000 attendees, and...
by Judith Thigpen | Jul 18, 2021 | Currrent
On July 13, 2021, The Stop TB Partnership, a global network of organizations working to eliminate the threat of TB worldwide, launched an education campaign calling for a new, more effective vaccine for TB by 2025 because BCG is 100 years old this month and provides...
by Judith Thigpen | May 20, 2021 | Currrent
Earlier this year, Ryan Clary, a seasoned Coalition Consultant relaunched the Coalition for a TB-Free California (CTC). The CTC is made up of members, leaders, and representatives of communities most impacted by TB in California, and partners from California public...
by Judith Thigpen | Apr 15, 2021 | Currrent
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) co-hosted a World TB Day webinar for TB elimination partners and public health TB program staff entitled The Tuberculosis Epidemic: Impact in California and Strategies to Reach Elimination on...
