Tuberculosis

Innovation is a critical tool in the global fight against disease—especially for tuberculosis (TB), an infectious disease that primarily affects the poor and vulnerable and ranks among the top 10 causes of death in the world.

CGD experts explain how the BRICS—home to 40 percent of all cases last year—could provide much-needed leadership on the global TB agenda.

This week, the Global Fund partnership will meet in Tokyo to plan for its fifth voluntary replenishment, covering the period 2017-2019. The stakes are high: in an austere budget climate, the Global Fund’s ability to raise the needed resources—and then to spend them effectively over the s...

Nigeria’s response to Ebola has drawn high praise now that the concerted effort by government has stopped the disease in its tracks.  Nigeria rapidly mobilized domestic resources and used house-to-house information campaigns to educate the populace.