PHA-Exch> Why Tuberculosis Matters to Women's Health (2)

[Claudio Schuftan]

    From:    michael.krawinkel at ernaehrung.uni-giessen.de
> 'Why Tuberculosis Matters to Women's Health' could also be read 'Why
> women´s health matters to TB'. The big achievements of TB-chemotherapy
> in the 20th century have made us to forget that the nutrition and health
> status (even psychosocial health) of people heavily impacts on their
> susceptibility for TB. Women (and men) in good nutritional and health
> status have a low risk of acquiring TB. If we do not only consider
> drug-based disease management strategies improving the physical
> condition of women (and men) could be a powerfull tool in preventing TB.
> In the fifties of the last century it was still practiced in Germany to
> give half a litre of cow´s milk per day to all staff of infectious
> disease wards.
>
> I was also wondering who advised the Director General of the UN, Mr. Ban
> Ki Moon, for his recent statement on TB-control. It would be nice if
> availability of and access to drugs could really solve the problem. But
> in real life strategies should also address the people and try to reduce
> their susceptibility  - even during episodes of slightly impaired immune
> competence - e.g. during pregnancy.
>
>
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