Thibela TB - South Africa Tuberculosis Prevention - Part 1

CREATE - The Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS/TB Epidemic is a non-profit organization funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Tuberculosis is the major cause of death in people living with HIV. CREATE's objective is to change global policy on Tuberculosis and HIV by scientific evidence, conducting clinical trials in three countries: Brazil, Zambia and South Africa.

CREATE's clinical trials look at reducing the incidence of TB in whole communities by using Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT), a prevention treatment that reduces the risk of developing TB disease.

Thibela TB is the trial conducted in South Africa at the gold miners' community. There are more than 27,000 miners enrolled in the study.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• CREATE
• tb + hiv
• tb prevention
• isoniazid
• clinical trial
• johns hopkins
• tuberculosis
• hiv
• policy
• advocacy
• tb policy
• tb advocacy

[gadionson1]

so sad for that boy...