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The finance group will work on compensation payments to farmers.\ Donal O Leary The TB finance group began its work on farmer compensation payments at its first meeting on Thursday, with Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue saying there was positive and constructive discussion. The group has four terms of reference: Informed by the independent cost benefit analysis, developing a sustainable funding model for the ongoing financial requirements of the TB programme, in line with Nationa...

March 4, 2021 4:56 pm Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue has welcomed what he called the “positive start” to the Finance Working Group that was recently set up under the TB Stakeholder Forum. The group, which is chaired by Gerry Kiely, held its first meeting today (Thursday, March 4). “The Bovine TB Eradication Programme is our largest animal health programme and is subject to substantial financial support from farmers and taxpayers,” the minister noted. I...

January 28, 2021 7:06 am Westminster has refused to step in to replace a £15.3 million EU fund ring-fenced for TB eradication efforts in Northern Ireland, according to a departmental response penned by Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Poots. The question, seeking to quantify the shortfall in funding anticipated as a consequence of the exit from the EU, was put to the region’s Agriculture Minister by SDLP agriculture spokesman Patsy McGlone. In response, Minister Poots wrote: “In rel...

Around 10 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2019. TB is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease globally, causing 1.4 million deaths last year – although in 2020 deaths due to Covid-19 will likely surpass deaths caused by TB. While there are many factors contributing to the high rates of TB disease and deaths, failing to diagnose many people living with TB and provide them with appropriate treatment is a key contributor to the spread of TB and the high number of deaths...

Catherine Tomlinson Share According to the WHO’s report, chest X-ray screening is more effective at detecting TB than the traditionally used four-symptom screen About 10 million people developed TB last year. It is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease globally, causing 1.4 million fatalities last year – although deaths due to the Covid-19 coronavirus will most likely surpass deaths from TB this year. While there ar...