Action - Advocacy to Control TB Internationally

The global health community has been battling tuberculosis for more than a century, yet it remains a persistent problem.

Zelda Hansen, a wife and mother of three, is being held like a prisoner in South Africa. But she hasn't committed any crime. Zelda suffers from a deadly new form of tuberculosis that has devastated the lives of countless African families.

Many myths and misconceptions abound about TB. But how much do you know about the disease? Here, CNN compiles TB's killer facts.

How mistakes in the treatment of TB resulted in a virulent and fatal new form of the disease.

This holiday season Starbucks consumers will be able to buy a cup of coffee and help raise money for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

Scientists develop a blood test for patients at risk of active tuberculosis, and report a step toward a better vaccine.

Health officials across the country are battling to cope with the growing numbers of patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis, and provinces are divided about whether to hospitalise all of them.

Fearing that the global economic crisis could cause nations to renege on commitments to fight tuberculosis, new Nobel laureate and HIV co-discoverer Francoise Barre-Sinoussi warned that a drop in TB funding could wipe out gains made against AIDS because so many people suffer from both diseases.