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World TB Day 2022—Progress on tools and care models amid global setbacks from Covid-19

World TB Day 2022—Progress on tools and care models amid global setbacks from Covid-19

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Research

Safety and effectiveness outcomes from a 14-country cohort of patients with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis treated concomitantly with bedaquiline, delamanid and other second-line drugs

Huerga H, Khan UT, Bastard M, Mitnick CD, Lachenal N,  et al.
2022-10-15 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
2022-10-15 • Clinical Infectious Diseases
BACKGROUND
Concomitant use of bedaquiline (Bdq) and delamanid (Dlm) for multi-drug/rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) has raised concerns about a potentially poor risk-ben...
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Research

Whole genome sequencing has the potential to improve treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in high burden settings: a retrospective cohort study

Cox HS, Goig GA, Salaam-Dreyer Z, Dippenaar A, Reuter A,  et al.
2022-02-16 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2022-02-16 • Journal of Clinical Microbiology
BACKGROUND
Treatment of multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB), although improved in recent years with shorter, more tolerable regimens, remains largely...
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Research

Person-centred care and short oral treatment for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis improve retention in care in Kandahar, Afghanistan

Mesic A, Ishaq S, Khan WH, Mureed A, Mar HT,  et al.
2022-01-03 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2022-01-03 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
OBJECTIVES
To describe the effect of adaptations to a person-centred care with short oral regimens on retention in care for rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) in Kandahar province, Afgh...
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Letter

Urine LAM diagnostics can close the deadly testing gap for TB

Deborggraeve S, Menghaney L, Lynch S, McKenna L, Branigan D
2021-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2021-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Journal Article
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Letter

TB research requires strong protections, innovation, and increased funding in response to COVID-19

Nyang'wa BT, LaHood AN, Mitnick CD, Guglielmetti L
2021-05-29 • Trials
2021-05-29 • Trials
When 2020 opened, approximately 11 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases and nearly 1.5 million TB-related deaths were predicted during the year. And, the gap between required and availabl...
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Abstract

Early termination of randomisation into TB-PRACTECAL, a study examining novel six month, all-oral regimens for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Nyang'wa BT, Berry C, Motta I, Kazounis E
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
INTRODUCTION
Almost 500,000 people worldwide develop multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) annually, with a treatment success rate of around 60%. Current treatment consists of up...
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Video

Early termination of randomisation into TB-PRACTECAL, a study examining novel six month, all-oral regimens for treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Berry C
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
2021-05-19 • MSF Scientific Days International 2021: Research
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Letter

A positive COVID-19 test is associated with high mortality in RR-TB-HIV patients

Mohr-Holland E, Daniels J, Douglas-Jones B, Mema N, Scott V,  et al.
2021-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2021-05-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Journal Blog
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Perspective

The TB community in 2021—tired, frustrated, but hopeful

Berry C
2021-03-24 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
2021-03-24 • BMJ Opinion (blog)
The TB community continues to tackle one of the world’s oldest epidemics while struggling with the newest one, writes Catherine Berry
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Commentary

Tuberculosis preventive therapy for children and adolescents: an emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Mohr-Holland E, Douglas-Jones B, Apolisi I, Ngambu N, Mathee S,  et al.
2021-03-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
2021-03-01 • Lancet Child and Adolescent Health
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Commentary

Introducing new and repurposed TB drugs: the endTB experience

Seung KJ, Khan UT, Varaine FFV, Ahmed SM, Bastard M,  et al.
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2020-10-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
In 2015, the initiative Expand New Drug Markets for TB (endTB) began, with the objective of reducing barriers to access to the new and repurposed TB drugs. Here we describe the major imp...

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Snake envenoming: a neglected crisis

Snake envenoming: a neglected crisis

Every year 2 million or more people fall victim to snakebite envenoming, mostly in poor, rural communities of Africa, Asia and Latin America. Between 83,000—138,000 of them die, while hundreds of thousands more suffer debilitating long-term complications or disabilities.


Although some antivenom medicines are highly effective when used promptly and appropriately, many snakebite victims get no treatment at all. Those who do may receive antivenoms which don’t work against the type of snake that bit them, or were not rigorously tested for safety and effectiveness.


To mark World Snakebite Awareness Day on September 19th, the Collection linked below brings together recent MSF work on this highly neglected disease. Several articles and conference presentations help fill evidence gaps on the burden of disease and its impacts or on treatment outcomes with specific antivenoms in specific regions. Others examine how to tackle the formidable challenges of availability and affordability, the absence of regulatory oversight for making, testing and registering antivenoms, and the anemic R&D pipeline for new products—all of which impede access for patients to safe, effective treatment tailored to local snake species.

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Safe abortion care at MSF

Safe abortion care at MSF

Unsafe abortion is a major cause of maternal death, and the only one that is completely preventable. Yet over 30 million unsafe abortions occur each year, leading to at least 29,000 deaths and millions of serious complications—nearly all in low- and middle-income countries. MSF teams see these tragic consequences first-hand, treating thousands of patients every year with severe, potentially life-threatening effects from unsafe abortion.


To mark International Safe Abortion Awareness Day (28 September 2024), this Collection presents highlights of MSF’s work on safe abortion care (SAC) as a way to reduce maternal death and injury. By re-assessing and reshaping how our projects deliver SAC in fragile and conflict-affected settings, we have been able to significantly expand services in those contexts and across MSF projects globally. In parallel, we also conducted in-depth studies of abortion complications and their contributing factors in fragile settings, where a dearth of evidence limits understanding of women's needs in accessing comprehensive care. These findings are helping to identify gaps in service delivery and inform operational decision-making.

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