Treatment Action Group (TAG)
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Treatment Action Group (TAG) is an independent research & policy think tank fighting for better treatment, prevention, a vaccine and a cure for HIV, TB and HCV.
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http://www.treatmentactiongroup.org 16-07-2010 20:51:55
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TB R&D funding topped $1 billion for the 2nd time in 2022 - a testament to community advocacy. But that's less than half of what was promised by UN member states in 2018, leaving us off-track to end TB by 2030. ICYMI, TAG + Stop TB Partnership's annual TB R&D report: treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/tbrd…
Xpert is lifesaving, more so when all cartridges cost <$5. Danaher Corporation & Cepheid could still turn a profit. Xpert—like Partners In Health, collaboration, & hope—is an antidote to despair caused by the real enemy, TB. John Green sums it up beautifully: youtu.be/v19WQ9MzANM?si…
Excellent article by Partners In Health about why GeneXpert matters, and why affordable prices of the cartridges matter, so that appropriate care can be given to all people who need it. Medical testing shouldn’t be a luxury. #TimeFor5 #PeopleOverProfits
Stakeholders Association of TB Alliance met at The Union Conference to share progress & real-world experiences in access to new #TB therapies. Our exec director and SHA president Mitchell Warren, opened meeting emphasizing the need to link R&D with delivery tballiance.org/events/stakeho…
Watch John Green's new video, wrapping up this year & our collaborative work for access to lifesaving #TB meds & tests, including the #TimeFor5 campaign calling on Danaher Corporation & Cepheid to drop the price of not just TB tests, but ALL disease tests.
youtu.be/v19WQ9MzANM
Check out this must read from Treatment Action Group (TAG) KNCV TB Plus & Ascent! 'An Activist’s Guide to Shorter Treatment for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis' lays out what you need to know about the new #6MonthsMax DR-TB treatment regimens:
treatmentactiongroup.org/publication/an…
Watch Blessina Kumar make a compelling case for activism in facilitating access to diagnostics, latest scientific breakthroughs in regimens and to push for a people-centred rights-based approach to TB at the The Union Conference #6MonthsMax #YesWeCanEndTB #EndTB
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Thanks to FundersConcernedFCAA & Aidsfonds for a great webinar today on Advancing an #HIV Cure, and to Izukanji Sikazwe for citing our work tracking HIV cure-related clinical research. 2023 Pipeline Report: treatmentactiongroup.org/resources/pipe…, participant demographics resource: treatmentactiongroup.org/cure/resource-…
This new article👇 in Clinical Microbiology & Infection from Ukraine shows that all people treated with the new #6MonthsMax all oral regimen for DR-TB had a successful outcome! Before the new regimen it was <50% for highly resistant TB.
clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-… #FastTracktheCure