Paul ThornOct 18, 20182 minI was given some very good advice some years ago, by a well-known HIV activist. “Read, read, read!”So much has changed in the TB arena since 1999 when the first edition of my book; “The Tuberculosis Survival Handbook” was published. It was followed by a 2n...
Paul ThornOct 18, 20182 minCommitment alone is not enough - TB activism costs moneyIt seems wherever you go in the world that funding is an issue. We all have to justify why we require funding to do something, and the same goes for TB activ...
Paul ThornOct 18, 20182 minTB activist or TB advocate? That is the questionThe wings of TB community advocacy were clipped from the very outset. Language ensured that it wouldn’t fly too far away from the public health model that ha...
Paul ThornOct 18, 20182 minCan we create a new wave of 'consumptive' art and literature?As diseases go TB has a bit of an image problem. It lacks the “sexiness” of other conditions, especially that of HIV which can boast some very high profile a...
