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US: TB programs affected by isoniazid shortage

A shortage of isoniazid interfered with patient care and may contribute to the spread of tuberculosis in the United States, according to a report by the CDC. “Interruptions in the supply of second-line anti-TB medications have been ongoing in the United States for several years,” the researchers wrote in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “But since November 2012, TB control programs have experienced the first sustained generalized supply interruption of a first-line anti-TB medication.”

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2 hours ago
From
Healio
Access to medicines and treatment
Rwandan health minister hits back at critics of drug company deal

Adam Green's piece voiced concerns about Merck's HPV programme serving as "market priming to create the conditions for adoption". From Rwanda's view, the jury is in: with more women dying of cervical cancer than in childbirth worldwide, the market is quite primed and demand readily apparent. Supply of the HPV vaccine and many other tools of modern medicine, on the other hand, remains in doubt for those who need them most.

Published
23 May 2013
From
The Guardian
The search for a cure
We can't allow the search for a cure for HIV to 'get in the way of access to antiretrovirals'

Top AIDS scientists are in Paris to mark the 30th anniversary of the detection of HIV. One of them is Sharon Lewin. Her work on latent HIV cells could lead to a cure, but she warns it's a "tough ask."

Published
22 May 2013
From
Deutsche Welle
Epidemiology
More than 7 million people now on HIV treatment across Africa

As the African Union (AU) begins its 21st summit in Addis Ababa, celebrating 50 years of African unity, The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has released Update a new report on the AIDS response in Africa, documenting the remarkable recent progress against HIV on the continent.

Published
22 May 2013
From
UNAIDS
Access to medicines and treatment
U.S. Pushing To End Cheap Drugs For Poorest Nations

The Obama administration is seeking to curb efforts to exempt the world's poorest countries from expansive trade rules that would substantially increase the price of life-saving medicine and other products.

Published
21 May 2013
From
Huffington Post
Hepatitis C treatment
Recent Advances in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Threaten to Leave Some Parts of the World Behind

A scenario may develop where hepatitis C is largely eradicated from the developing world but exits in large pockets in developing countries.

Published
21 May 2013
From
Medscape (requires registration)
Access to medicines and treatment
Access to medicines in Europe: The EU cannot save banks while sacrificing people’s health

Austerity policies are having a profound impact on the ability of many European public health systems to provide many of the necessary biomedical products for their citizens and residents.

Published
20 May 2013
From
European Public Health Association
Access to medicines and treatment
Citizens in poor EU states can't afford medicines, health promoters say

One of the global financial crisis' consequences has been the lack of access to treatment for millions of Europeans. According to health promoters, alternative solutions to the problem may be the way forward.

Published
20 May 2013
From
Euractiv
Access to medicines and treatment
India: Patents and precedents

Pharmaceutical companies fear that the battle raging in India over patents will inspire other countries to change their laws.

Published
16 May 2013
From
Financial Times
Finance and funding
Malaria and HIV Spike as Greece Cuts Healthcare Spending

Greece's budgetary ax fell unduly hard on its healthcare sector, which was slated to grow at around 4 percent annually, but which has instead been jolted by a series of wage freezes, firings, and drug rationing programs.

Published
16 May 2013
From
The Atlantic
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