Epidemiologisches Bulletin ; 12. Dezember 2016 / Nr. 49 aktuelle daten und informationen zu infektionskrankheiten und public health
Training leaders in public health
IMDP 2016 Training Catalogue
On the road to ending TB
Highlights from the 30 highest TB burden countries
Towards ending tuberculosis and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
There is an urgent need for safer, simpler, more efficacious and accessible treatment regimens for all forms of TB. The development of Target Product Profiles for TB treatment regimens (referred to as Target Regimen Profiles or TRPs) seeks to guide the drug development process towards important regi...men characteristics corresponding to the needs of end-users.
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Psoriasis, which can involve the skin, nails and joints, is a chronic, painful, disfiguring and disabling noncommunicable disease (NCD) for which there is no cure. It negatively impacts on quality of life. Some of those who suffer from the disease develop chronic, inflammatory arthritis (psoriatic a...rthritis) that leads to joint deformations and disability. People with psoriasis are also reported to be at increased risk of developing other serious clinical conditions such as cardiovascular and other NCDs
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Regional Tuberculosis Program, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
Research Article
PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0164619 October 13, 2016
Globalization and Health201612:63; DOI: 10.1186/s12992-016-0195-3