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BANGKOK, Thailand — Many Filipinos continue to mistake tuberculosis (TB) for an ordinary cough, delaying diagnosis and treatment even though the disease is preventable and curable, a Department of Health (DOH) tuberculosis specialist said. Dr. Rugaiya Calapis, chairperson of the DOH National...

BANGKOK, Thailand — A tuberculosis (TB) expert is advocating for an integrated disease testing system that could help the Philippines detect tuberculosis earlier, reduce missed cases, and improve treatment outcomes by allowing laboratories to test for multiple diseases using shared diagnostic...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam Experts on Thursday, June 20, called on governments of countries with high prevalence of Hepatitis C to declare it a public emergency to meet the goals set by international bodies to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Global health experts discuss the urgent need to...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Leading experts, clinicians, and media professionals gathered on Wednesday, June 19, to explore the latest advancements in infectious disease diagnostics, with a special emphasis on hepatitis. Dr. John Ward, Director of the Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination,...