 Organisations with which we work |
Action for Global Health - TB Alert is one of the 15 European partners
AERAS Global TB Vaccine Foundation - a non-profit organization in the USA committed to conducting and managing support of TB vaccine(s) development in a manner that will enable subsequent availability and accessibility of improved TB vaccines in developing countries of the world
British Lung Foundation - supporting research into lung diseases.
British Thoracic Society
Department of Health
Find and Treat - Tackling TB among "hard to reach" groups in London
International Union Against TB and Lung Diseases - TB Alert is an organisational member
Margaret's Fund - The Fund for Women in Ill Health
Results UK - an international health advocacy organisation
Rotary (RIBI) - TB Alert is in the Rotary Project Library and works with clubs to raise awareness of TB and raise funds for TB work in the UK and overseas
Stop TB - World Health Organisation initiative of which TB Alert is a partner
TBFocus - Bringing workers in tuberculosis together
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| Useful links for patients |
Action on Hepatitis C - Information on TB and Hepatitis
British Lung Foundation
NHS Direct
Terence Higgins Trust - services support and advice for people concerned about or living with HIV
The Tuberculosis Survival Project - a website which provides a platform for people to tell their own stories of having TB.
UK Coalition of People Living with HIV and AIDS (UKC) has comprehensive information on HIV & TB (see this link to their pages on HIV & TB) and also maintains the information from the now defunct TB Network Association.
National Knowledge Service TB Project - The National Knowledge Service TB Pilot is a collaborative project, co-ordinated by the Health Protection Agency working with the NHS and various voluntary organizations, including TB Alert. This Project aims to ensure that sources of information and knowledge on tuberculosis are brought together for healthcare professionals and patients. This will enable both professionals and patients to base their decisions on best current knowledge. The National Knowledge Service is part of the NHS National Programme for IT .
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| Useful links for charity supporters
and donors |
Charity Commision website
charityfacts.org – an independent and unbiased site which gives the public information about how charities are run and how they fundraise.
Guidestar UK - a comprehensive and easily accessible source of information about Charities' activities and finances, made available free to the public through a website - a "one stop shop" for people wanting to compare information on UK charities
Justgiving.com - a site for people raising money through sponsorship.
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| Useful links for health professionals
- including teaching and training resources |
CDC (USA) - Tuberculosis Education and Training Resources
Education for Health (formerly the National Respiratory Training Centre) is the UK’s leading education charity for health professionals working with patients with long term conditions. It aims to provide a consistent, comprehensive and innovative approach to professional health training across the fields of cardiovascular disease, allergic conditions, diabetes and respiratory health, with the ultimate objective of transforming lives worldwide. Educational programmes are run nationally and internationally and are accredited by the Open University.
Med Hunt - A list of TB resources on the web
National Knowledge Service TB Project - The National Knowledge Service TB Pilot is a collaborative project, co-ordinated by the Health Protection Agency working with the NHS and various voluntary organizations, including TB Alert. This Project aims to ensure that sources of information and knowledge on tuberculosis are brought together for healthcare professionals and patients. This will enable both professionals and patients to base their decisions on best current knowledge. The National Knowledge Service is part of the NHS National Programme for IT .
Nobelprize.org information regarding TB and Robert Koch, the man who discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). You can also play a game to learn about Koch's work - NOT for dedicated animal lovers or the fainthearted!
New Jersey Medical School
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) TB Nurses Forum - The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. TB Alert regularly contributes to Communique - the newsletter for the TB nurses forum.
The Sanger Institute - information on the genome sequence of M. tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis.net from Montefore Medical Center, New York - including teaching resources and information.
Oxford Immunotec Learning Zone - training resource for
healthcare workers involved in the management of TB. Users should be aware that Oxford Immunotec do make and sell a diagnostic product which is featured on the site and that competitive products are available.
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| Links to information about TB in the UK |
Health Protection Agency (HPA)
- Latest data on TB in the UK
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Tuberculosis information
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| Links to information about TB and other diseases of poverty worldwide |
AllAfrica.com - Tuberculosis - This site provides a comprehensive listing of and links to TB-related news articles from publications throughout Africa. It also is available in French.
Community Health and Tuberculosis Australia - A charity organisation supporting prevention, treatment and research into respiratory disease both internationally and in Australia.
GlobalHealthfacts.org -
provides access to detailed information on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, as well as data on demographic and economic indicators, other emerging health problems and program funding, and financing.
GlobalHealthReporting.org - provides news summaries, webcasts, background information, and tools for journalists, researchers, policymakers and nongovernmental organisations on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Department of Tuberculosis- LSHTM's Web site details the department's research concerning TB, including the five year, interdisciplinary Tuberculosis Control Programme conducted with the Department for International Development.
TB News from India - from the Health and Development Initiative-India.
UK Partnership for Global Health - Papers on issues related to globalisation and health.
WESTCARE Inc. - a charitable organisation maintaining a concern for the control of tuberculosis, locally and internationally.
World Health Organisation TB Home Page
World Health Organization Health Topic on TB
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| Image/Video Libraries for TB |
CDC Public Health Image Library (PHIL) - many images in this library are free of copyright
Gary Hampton - photojournalist dedicated to documenting the state of the world’s health, in particular “rare” and “forgotten” diseases in the developing world. Lots of TB related images.
Stop TB Image Library - comprehensive library of TB related images
Stop TB Video Library - Desmond Tutu speaking on TB and many other interesting short videos
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| Companies working to fight TB |
This list of companies is by no means exhaustive, and should not be considered a recommendation of those companies or an endorsement of their products by TB Alert:
AstraZeneca
Biotec Laboratories
Eli Lilly
TB Alert is part of the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership. Find out more
Genus Pharmacuticals
Genus also have a website specifically about TB - click here
Oxford Immunotec
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| Other useful resources |
Diseases and Conditions - information on more than 7000 diseases and conditions sites
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| Bovine TB, Badgers and other animal TB issues |
TB Alert is a "human TB charity" and while Bovine TB is a concern where it affects humans, we do not offer veterinary expertise, neither do we take an official stance on the "badger" debate. However we find the topic interesting and know that many of our supporters do too, so we do occasionally cover items of interest or offer some links to external organisations which are concerned with animal TB:
TB in the Archers
Skandavale - the Shambo Story:
Read more from the Guardian
Read the Sunday Times article by Rod Liddle
Read TB Alert's article about Shambo in May
A letter from a supporter. Martin Hancox is a TB Alert supporter and expert on Badgers and TB...
Just like in humans, healthy animals with strong immune systems are much less likely to get ill with active TB.
One farmer featured on Radio 4's Today programme (who lives in a Bovine TB hotspot) has seemingly been able to keep his herd TB free by providing licks containing specific minerals for both his cattle AND the badgers on his land. Click here to listen to the show (opens in new window, you will need scroll down and select the 0850 segment of the show).
The Badger Trust
www.Badgerland.co.uk
The Woodland Trust
Health Protection Agency information on Bovine TB
New Agriculturalist article on Bovine TB in developing countries
DEFRA Page on Bovine TB
DEFRA Page on Badgers and Bovine TB
National Farmers Union NFU online - TB pages
Please feel free to offer your suggestions for further links by emailing us.
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