SATuRN Newsletter, Mar 2013: News, blogs, events, publications and a case book on HIV/TB drug resistance


The concept behind this newsletter is that anyone with 15 minutes to spare can learn about the work of SATuRN. The newsletter is presented as a PDF document with links to complete articles at the bioafrica.net website.

In this first issue of 2013 (V.2 N.1) we have included interesting news, blogs, reports, tweets, publications and training information produced by our network. We hope you enjoy it and find it informative. We welcome any feedback about content or format.

Highlights:

17th Rural Health Conference, Saint Lucia, 8-10 August 2013

Practical Course on Quality Assurance of HIV-1 Drug Resistance Interpretation in Sequence Editing and Data Management Processes, Johannesburg, 22- 26 April 2013

The Mississippi baby ? questions on a ?functional? cure

Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa: are we now dealing with untreatable strains?

Transferring knowledge and skills to frontline medical personnel fighting the HIV & TB epidemics in rural South Africa

HIV & TB Drug Resistance & Clinical Management Case Book

News date: 2013-04-01

Links:

http://www.bioafrica.net/manuscripts/SATuRNnewsletter_1_2013A4.pdf


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