What is SMARRTT?

It’s MSF International's new revolutionary #tuberculosis treatment trial that certainly lives up to its acronym, making tuberculosis treatment shorter, safer, and more effective.

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Catch Andisiwe Candice speaking on learning lessons from the COVID pandemic to improve access to health technologies with Health Action International.

🗓️ November 2nd
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⚠️ #Tuberculosis cases are on the rise for the first time in years. Shorter, safer and more effective treatments need to be scaled up NOW.

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Today we committed to supporting goals of the Treatment Action Group (TAG) #146x24 #tuberculosis campaign, to make shorter and safer DR-TB treatments available to anyone who needs them. 👇

Today at the USAID TB Symposium, Mark Harrington of Treatment Action Group (TAG) said, 'We've put billions into research and we owe it to the people to get tools out there.' Find out more about the #146x24 Campaign.

'This campaign is an opportunity to set the bar higher' says Patrick Ulysse of Partners In Health on the 1/4/6x24 campaign to increase access to new and improved tb diagnostic, prevention, and treatment regimens #endtb #yeshealthequity Treatment Action Group (TAG)

USAID Vineeta Gupta MD, JD, LL.M Partners In Health 'DR-TB was a nightmare from hell until quite recently, and now it can be treated in only six months.' - TAG ED Mark Harrington, emphasizing just how significant an innovation this new innovation really is

In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Report 2022 released today, MSF calls for “shorter, safer and effective treatments for drug-resistant #tuberculosis (DR-TB) to be scaled up now to save lives” - Dr Hannah Spencer, MSF South African Medical Unit

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What are the challenges, opportunities, and way forward to secure #innovation + #access for lifesaving diagnostic tests?
@stijndx, MSF Access Campaign Diagnostics Advisor will discuss this in a expert roundtable organized by @who, WTO & @wipo
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Retrospective study of 430 patients admitted for #snakebite 🐍 between 2015 & 2020 in Denan, Somali region, Ethiopia 🇪🇹:
- Fatality rate: 4.7% ⚰️
- Amputation: 1.2%
No antivenom was available in this health center.
Not sure the situation has improved since then... #BeatNTDs

Recently, Leena Menghaney moderated a panel discussion on feminism struggles against the patent regime, #breastcancer and access to medicines at #HCBerlin . Feat. Baone Twala (@section27news), Priti Krishtel & Kalyani Menon Sen (@genderatworkind) 📽️ youtu.be/mYH1e2aUpcE

“Single dose #vaccination will provide shorter protection, but it is the fair and equitable way to try and protect as many people as possible as we face simultaneous #cholera outbreaks,” said Dr. Daniela Garone, MSF’s international medical coordinator.

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“A critical global shortage of #cholera vaccines has left MSF in the position of supporting the very difficult decision of reducing the doses people will receive from two to one.” - Dr. Daniela Garone, MSF’s international medical coordinator.

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So sad to read that there aren't enough #cholera vaccine doses to cover all needs...
Some personal thoughts...
#vaccinesWork