Global Fund [to 14 May 2016]
http://www.theglobalfund.org/

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12 May 2016
Global Fund Welcomes WHO Recommendations on Shorter Treatment for MDR-TB
GENEVA – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria welcomes the new recommendations issued by WHO to encourage the use of a shorter treatment regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and a rapid diagnostic test, which could save lives by speeding detection and improving outcomes.

WHO is recommending a standardized shorter MDR-TB regimen of 9-12 months that can reduce the length of treatment by one half for many adults and children. The conventional treatment regimens, which take 18-24 months to complete, have low cure rates at just 50 percent on average globally.

The shorter treatment regimen, which costs less than US$1,000 per patient or at least half the cost of the current conventional treatment, is expected to benefit the majority of MDR-TB patients in many countries, enabling improved outcomes and potentially lower deaths due to better adherence to treatment and reduced loss to follow-up, according to WHO…

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09 May 2016
Canada to Host Global Fund Replenishment
OTTAWA – The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, announced today that Canada will host the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in Montréal, Québec, on 16 September 2016…