Philippines: 4-Alarm Fire Erupts At Residential Building In Sambag 2, Cebu City

A 4-alarm fire erupted at a residential building in Cebu City, Philippines on Monday afternoon, April 8. The flame broke out near the TB Pavilion hospital, Barangay Sambag 2 around 4 p.m. prompting the closure of B. Rodriguez Street. This is a developing story.

AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa

STORY: AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Africa CDC headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHEILA SHAWA, Senior technical specialist of the African Union Commission (AUC) 3. various of the Africa CDC headquarters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANCIS CHISAKA KASOLO, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) liaison office at the AU and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FRANCIS CHISAKA KASOLO, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) liaison office at the AU and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 6. various of the Africa CDC headquarters STORYLINE: Officials of the African Union Commission (AUC) have lauded Africa-China cooperation in the health sector, whereby China has proven to be a strategic partner in dealing with infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (TB) in Africa.

African countries urged to take actions to end TB by 2030

STORY: African countries urged to take actions to end TB by 2030 SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the African Union (AU) headquarters 2. various of the event to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day held at the AU headquarters 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SABELO MBOKAZI, Head of division of labor, employment and migration at the African Union Commission 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHEILA SHAWA, Senior technical specialist of African Union Commission STORYLINE: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major causes of death in Africa, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, African Union (AU) officials said at an event held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on Friday. The event under the theme of "Yes! We can end TB!" was held to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, which falls on March 24 every year to raise people's awareness of the deadly disease. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SABELO MBOKAZI, Head of divisio

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

ASEAN officials hope to strengthen cooperation with China on blue economy

STORY: ASEAN officials hope to strengthen cooperation with China on blue economy SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 11, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the China-ASEAN Seaweed Cooperation Forum underway in China's Xiamen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TB HAERU RAHAYU, Director general of Aquaculture, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AZHAR BIN KASSIM, Director of Department of Fisheries Sabah, Malaysia STORYLINE: The China-ASEAN Seaweed Cooperation Forum opened on Saturday in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province. The forum has attracted more than 90 attendees, including officials, experts and businesspeople from China, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, as well as representatives of international organizations. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TB HAERU RAHAYU, Director general of Aquaculture, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Indonesia "China is a big country, a lot of facilities, a

World leaders commit to end tuberculosis by 2030 at UN high-level meeting

STORY: World leaders commit to end tuberculosis by 2030 at UN high-level meeting DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:55 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of conference room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DENNIS FRANCIS, President of 78th session of UN General Assembly 3. wide shot of delegates applauding 4. wide shot of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed speaking 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AMINA MOHAMMED, UN Deputy Secretary-General STORYLINE: World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) on Friday approved a political declaration to advance efforts to end the disease by 2030. The document lays out ambitious new targets for the next five years, which include reaching 90 percent of people with TB prevention and care services, providing social benefit packages to those who have the disease, and licensing at least one new vaccine. UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis addressed the meeting.

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

(230922) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 22, 2023. World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) on Friday approved a political declaration to advance efforts to end the disease by 2030. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

(230922) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 22, 2023. World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) on Friday approved a political declaration to advance efforts to end the disease by 2030. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

(230922) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis (C, Front) and UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed (L, Front) attend the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 22, 2023. World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) on Friday approved a political declaration to advance efforts to end the disease by 2030. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-THE FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS-HIGH-LEVEL MEETING

(230922) -- UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis (Front) speaks at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) at the UN headquarters in New York, on Sept. 22, 2023. World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis (TB) on Friday approved a political declaration to advance efforts to end the disease by 2030. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-TB-DETECTION

TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-TB-DETECTION

(230324) -- DAR ES SALAAM, March 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A trained rat sniffs out tuberculosis (TB) samples at a laboratory in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, March 14, 2023. At least 19 African giant pouched rats are at the frontline of scaling up efforts aimed at ending tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania by accelerating early detection. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzania's TB detection rats aid efforts in epidemic fight" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

Tanzania's TB detection rats aid efforts in epidemic fight

STORY: Tanzania's TB detection rats aid efforts in epidemic fight DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JOSEPH SOKA, APOPO Program Manager STORYLINE: At least 19 African giant pouched rats are at the frontline of scaling up efforts aimed at ending tuberculosis (TB) in Tanzania by accelerating early detection. In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's biggest city, 10 trained rats are housed in a forested state-of-the-art laboratory in the compounds of the Tanzania Veterinary Laboratory Agency with only one mission: to detect TB with the highest accuracy. Nine other rats trained to detect the smell of mycobacterium TB in human sputum are stationed at the training center at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in the Morogoro region. At the lab in Dar es Salaam, the 10 TB-detection rats are working alongside 12 staff made up of rat handlers and laboratory technicians, said Joseph

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Haruka Minowa (R) and her partner Haruna Kondo of the comedy duo Harisembon pose in Osaka on June 14 after Minowa made a comeback from two months of treatment for tuberculosis.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

TSUSHIMA, Japan - A single-engine Sokata TB-21 plane crashed near the runway of Tsushima airport on one of the Tsushima Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 16. All three people aboard were killed.

Int'l conference on infectious diseases opens in Okinawa

Int'l conference on infectious diseases opens in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A two-day international conference to discuss tackling the spread of infectious diseases opens Dec. 7 in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, with more than 100 people taking part. The meeting is a follow-up to the Group of Eight (G-8) nations' agreement at their July summit in Okinawa to tackle infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.

Arduous battle against tuberculosis bears fruit in Xinjiang

STORY: Arduous battle against tuberculosis bears fruit in Xinjiang DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view of Xinjiang 2. various of medical workers doing checkups for TB patients STORYLINE: Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made great efforts to contain tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks. In 2016, Xinjiang initiated free health checkups for all residents and has continued to expand the coverage of TB screenings under this initiative. The provision of free medicine and breakfast for TB patients has since become a common practice in southern Xinjiang's rural areas. Early detection of the disease remains one of the most effective methods for prevention and control. A large number of experts are dispatched across Xinjiang to assist local medical workers with the checkups. According to the preventive strategies of the World Health Organization, directly observed treatment has been introduced in the region. Villag

Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria

STORY: Global Fund offers S. Africa 547 mln USD boost to fight TB, HIV/AIDS, malaria DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:23 LOCATION: JOHANNESBURG, South Africa CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event with speakers addressing audience 2. various of the signing ceremony 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): STEVE LETSIKE, Co-Chairperson of SANAC 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THEMBISILE XULU, CEO of SANAC STORYLINE: The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) on Wednesday facilitated the signing of the new Global Fund grant worth over 8.8 billion rands for the next three-year HIV and TB response cycle at Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) offices in Pretoria. The grant is administered at the country level through a structure known as the Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism (GF-CCM). The GF-CCM is a multi-stakeholder structure mandated by the Global Fund to oversee grant implementation, which includes government, civil society, development partners, and private sector repr

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

Minowa thanks fans for support on comeback from TB hiatus

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian Haruka Minowa (R) and her partner Haruna Kondo of the comedy duo Harisembon pose in Osaka on June 14 after Minowa made a comeback from two months of treatment for tuberculosis. (Kyodo)

Therapeutic support for TB patients spreading

Therapeutic support for TB patients spreading

TOKYO, Japan - A tuberculosis patient in his 70s takes medicine once a week while talking with a hygienist at the Funabashi municipal health center in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture. (Kyodo)

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

3 die as small plane crash-lands in Nagasaki Pref.

TSUSHIMA, Japan - A single-engine Sokata TB-21 plane crashed near the runway of Tsushima airport on one of the Tsushima Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 16. All three people aboard were killed. (Kyodo)

Immigration center in Omura where Chinese man may have spread TB

Immigration center in Omura where Chinese man may have spread TB

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Chinese man detained by Japanese immigration authorities in 1998 was suffering from tuberculosis and may have spread at the immigration center in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, where he was held.