Survivors and activists demand increased action against TB
While the almost 70% price reduction in important tuberculosis prevention drug Rifapentine for 100 countries with significant TB epidemics is a breakthrough, the high cost of newer drugs remains a barrier.
Representatives of international health organisations, Indian politicians and celebrities endorsed commitments to ramp up the fight against tuberculosis (TB) — the ancient disease that currently kills more people than HIV and malaria combined — at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, that took place in India last week.
But activists and survivors criticised the global lack of investment and action to help people on the ground access better quality services and safer drugs.
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Source: Daily Maverick
