MAKING THE SWITCH: Saving More Lives with Optimal Treatment for Drug-Resistant TB
Publisher: MSF Access Campaign Previously recommended treatment regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) used by most countries had a high pill burden, long treatment duration (of up to two years), painful… Continue reading MAKING THE SWITCH: Saving More Lives with Optimal Treatment for Drug-Resistant TB
The Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs
Publisher: Global Health: Science and Practice In the era of declining development assistance for health, transitioning externally funded programs to governments becomes a priority for donors. However, the process requires… Continue reading The Challenges of Transition From Donor-Funded Programs
Global Health Spending and Development Assistance for Health
Publisher: Journal of the American Medical Association In 2015, member states of the United Nations adopted the ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which included 17 global goals that targeted economic… Continue reading Global Health Spending and Development Assistance for Health
Health Systems Performance in Managing Tuberculosis: Analysis of tuberculosis care cascades among high-burden and non-high burden countries
Publisher: Journal of Global Health This study aims to analyze different patterns and gaps of care along the care cascade across countries and to develop a model to examine the… Continue reading Health Systems Performance in Managing Tuberculosis: Analysis of tuberculosis care cascades among high-burden and non-high burden countries
Video: The Global Reach of TB and the Stereotypes that Impact People
GFAN members Friends of the Global Fund Europe and Osservatorio AiDS, together with AIDOS, and the theatre company Bluestocking, launched, last month, for World TB Day a short video highlighting… Continue reading Video: The Global Reach of TB and the Stereotypes that Impact People
Beyond Fighting Disease: Effects of Aid from the Global Fund on Governance and Development
Publisher: O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has proven highly effective at fighting the world’s major killers. Strong governance… Continue reading Beyond Fighting Disease: Effects of Aid from the Global Fund on Governance and Development