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As world TB cases rise, a former Sitka nurse recalls Alaska epidemic

As world TB cases rise, a former Sitka nurse recalls Alaska epidemic

by Katherine Rose | Apr 1, 2025 | ,

Like many infectious diseases, tuberculosis was never eradicated, just suppressed – by a global public health effort that began shortly after the Second World War. Sitkan Brownie Thomsen is a former tuberculosis nurse who recently celebrated her 100th birthday. KCAW’s Katherine Rose visited Thomsen on the occasion of World TB Day (March 24) to discuss her role in Alaska’s  battle against TB, and her fears that changes in US foreign policy will allow the disease to bounce back. Read More
Joyce Kamwana: A new life speaking out as HIV-positive

Joyce Kamwana: A new life speaking out as HIV-positive

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 9, 2013 |

Joyce Kamwana is an ambassador. But she’s not the kind of ambassador who rides around in a limo with flags on the fender. “The reason I’m here is to basically give a face and a voice to HIV/AIDS.” Kamwana traveled to Sitka to speak our local RESULTS group in support of the Global Fund. The anti-retroviral therapy she received -- that saved her life -- was paid for through one of the first grants to Malawi by the Global Fund. Read More
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