Tuberculosis kills one person every 18 seconds, yet the disease can be prevented, treated and cured.
Tens of thousands of concerned citizens, united with people affected by tuberculosis, have taken action to #StepUpforTB.
Now it is time for health ministers to step up their fight against the
world’s deadliest infectious disease, by delivering better care that meets international medical standards.
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Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, kills 1.7 million people a year.
These deaths are preventable. The latest diagnostic tests can quickly and accurately diagnose TB. New medicines have revolutionised treatment.
So why are people still dying? The 2017 Out of Step report by Stop TB Partnership and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) surveyed 29 countries and found that many are using outdated and ineffective policies, practices and tools for diagnosing and treating TB.
Stop TB Partnership, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and others are calling upon governments to urgently update their key practices in line with the World Health Organization’s latest guidelines.
The clock is ticking.
Governments must urgently scale-up improved #TB testing, treatment and prevention. #StepUpforTB www.stepupfortb.org @MSF_access @StopTB
#TB is curable but kills 1 person every 18 seconds. Governments must take action! www.stepupfortb.org #StepUpforTB @MSF_access @StopTB
"The machines that can detect DR-TB in hours should be available world-wide so that everyone might have a chance of cure, in my case it took three weeks to get the TB results, by then I was so weak that I had to be hospitalised"
"Many countries are using outdated medicines and regimens with terrible side effects - vomiting, headaches, depression and confusion. Many face barriers to accessing testing and treatment – stigma, discrimination, poverty, and lack of knowledge. While I was cured, I lost several family members to MDR-TB"
"Can you imagine how DR-TB patients consume 15-20 pills per day for 2 years? We need shorter and safer drug regimens. People are dying of curable disease isn't that a reason enough to Step Up for TB"
"The MDR-TB drugs were difficult to import and weren’t registered with drug administration. But after raising our voices, I got the medicine I needed and they are now widely available"
Xpert MTB/RIF is the initial TB diagnostic test for adults and children being investigated for TB
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, CAR, China, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, VietNam, Zimbabwe
ARV treatment is offered to all PLWHA (‘test and start’)
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, CAR, China, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, VietNam, Zimbabwe
DR-TB medicines can receive accelerated registration
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, CAR, China, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, VietNam, Zimbabwe
New paediatric TB FDCs are the standard of care
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, CAR, China, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, VietNam, Zimbabwe
National policy reflects WHO guidance on bedaquiline use for adults
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, CAR, China, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, VietNam, Zimbabwe
Tuberculin skin or IGRA test must be carried out prior to starting TB prophylaxis
Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Brazil, Cambodia, CAR, China, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia , Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Swaziland, Tajikistan, Ukraine, VietNam, Zimbabwe
In 2017, the Stop TB Partnership and MSF published this survey of TB treatment and diagnostic practices in 29 countries. The results show that many of these countries urgently need to bring their practices in line with international guidelines for the effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of this life-threatening disease.
Help us to share it far and wide at this critical moment.
Ask others to join you in standing with those affected by tuberculosis
and calling on governments to #StepUpforTB.
Please try again. Spread the word. Ask others to join the campaign and call on governments to Step Up for TB.