Posts Tagged ‘Tuberculosis’

Christian health workers need help to fight Tuberculosis

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

A Catholic Sister in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province says Christian health workers alone cannot adequately fight tuberculosis in the remote province. Sister Anna Sanginawa says the sporadically-funded job that Christian Health Services commit themselves to is not enough to beat TB. Western is one of three provinces in PNG that the national government recently Read more

School on alert after teacher contracts tuberculosis

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Health officials are warning a West Auckland school community to remain vigilant after a confirmed case of tuberculosis. 
  
TVNZ reported that a teacher from Liston College at Henderson is receiving treatment in hospital for the contagious and potentially fatal disease.

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