Women and TB
Taking A Look At A Neglected Issue
Though tuberculosis is the third leading killer of adult women worldwide, TB has long been neglected as a women’s health issue. Women face particular barriers to diagnosis and care, and their experience of the disease can be different than men’s. In addition to TB’s unique medical and health impacts on women, a TB diagnosis can also bring with it intense stigma that disproportionately affects women and girls. In this brief, ACTION reviews the evidence regarding women and TB and provides recommendations for accelerating the response by integrating TB services with those for maternal and child health and by increasing collaboration on advocacy between the infectious disease and the maternal and child health communities.
Women And Tuberculosis: Taking a Look at a Neglected Issue (PDF)
SLIPPING THROUGH THE CRACKS: GIRLS, WOMEN, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
On July 22nd, 2010, we are hosting a panel discussion entitled “Slipping Through the Cracks: Girls, Women, and Infectious Diseases”. This panel will focus on the disproportionate impact that TB and infectious diseases have on women’s health.
We will attempt to bring to the forefront the need for the enhanced collaboration and leadership that is necessary to adequately address the issues covered in our report “Women And Tuberculosis: Taking a Look at a Neglected Issue.”
