COUGH AUDIO
A disease which mainly affects the lungs
We think people with a cough who do not have TB have adifferent sounding cough than people with TB.
We want to study this andmake a cellphone app thatcan tell the difference.
TB key facts
- A total of 1.5 million people died from TB in 2020 (including 214 000 people with HIV). Worldwide, TB is the 13th leading cause of death and the second leading infectious killer after COVID-19 (above HIV/AIDS).
- In 2020, an estimated 10 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. 5.6 million men, 3.3 million women and 1.1 million children. TB is present in all countries and age groups. But TB is curable and preventable.
- In 2020, the 30 high TB burden countries accounted for 86% of new TB cases. Eight countries account for two thirds of new TB cases, with India leading the count, followed by China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh and South Africa.
- An estimated 66 million lives were saved through TB diagnosis and treatment between 2000 and 2020.
- Ending the TB epidemic by 2030 is among the health targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Direct Contacts
Overall coordinator:
Professor Grant Theron | email: gtheron@sun.ac.za
Stellenbosch, South Africa site:
Dr. Byron Reeve | e-mail: byronreeve@sun.ac.za
Makerere University Uganda site:
Professor Moses L Joloba | email: moses.joloba@case.edu
Dr. Willy Ssengooba | email: willyssengooba@gmail.com
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26 Mar
CAGE-TB Consortium Meeting Highlights
The CAGE-TB Consortium recently hosted a collaborative meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kampala, Uganda, with international partners joining via MS Teams. The agenda focused on updates, challenges, and strategies to enhance tuberculosis (TB) research and implementation. Key Topics Discussed: The meeting concluded with a recap of action points and strategies for moving forward….
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