On January 17, 2019, Treatment Action Group and Housing Works presented this webinar discussing current advocacy to cut costs by scaling up the use of Mylan’s Cimduo (TDF/3TC) and Symfi (EFV/TDF/3TC) as part of New York State Medicaid. Tim Horn…
Treatment Action Group (TAG), the Global Tuberculosis Community Advisory Board (CAB), the DR-TB Scale-Up Treatment Action Team (DR-TB STAT), and TB Proof hosted a webinar on Thursday, August 16, 2018 to discuss the evidence for and importance of using bedaquiline-based,…
TB Research Briefing for UN Missions: THE VITAL ROLE OF RESEARCH FOR TB ELIMINATION This briefing in New York City on June 4, 2018 provided an opportunity for discussion on the importance of investing in the full spectrum of TB…
Ending the Epidemic: Building Effective Collaboration between Community Advocates and Health Departments, presented by Treatment Action Group and Housing Works, May 31, 2018 Since 2014, community-led Ending the Epidemic (EtE) initiatives have advanced across the nation, setting ambitious targets to…
In 2014, Governor Andrew Cuomo backed a community advocated plan to aggressively scale up testing, linkage to treatment, and PrEP access in order to dramatically reduce new infections below epidemic levels by the year 2020. The good news is that…
Pregnant women have frequently been excluded from or de-prioritized in clinical research initiatives due to a multitude of factors, such as the complex physiology of pregnant women, the risk studies may pose to the fetus, and the classification of pregnant…
Good COPs or Bad COPs: Advocacy to Ensure the Prioritization of TB in 2018 PEPFAR Country Operational Plans (COPs). Every year, PEPFAR meets to discuss their strategy and budget for the following year, and set targets on implementing country operation…
Note that the following PDFs listed at the top of this page were handouts shared with the Webinar: --Phase III Clinical Trial Results at the 48th Union World Conference on Lung Health: Implications for the Field1, PDF --TB CAB's Proposed…
On October 12, 2017, in Guadalajara, Mexico, Treatment Action Group, Advanced Access & Delivery, Harvard Medical School, Partners In Health, and the Stop TB Partnership sponsored a symposium in conjunction with the Union World Conference on Lung Health. Introduction -…
On November 29, 2017, Treatment Action Group (TAG) hosted a webinar on suboptimal immune recovery despite HIV suppression by antiretroviral therapy. Presented by Richard Jefferys, TAG’s Basic Science, Vaccines and Cure Project Director, the webinar reviewed the possible causes and…