diagnostic tests

This analysis of the TB diagnostics research and development (R&D) pipeline, along with an accompanying report on the TB drug development pipeline, stem from the frustration of MSF...

Report – Last updated 01 October 2006
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Atlanta, 5 March 5 2013 -- At the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Atlanta, the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières...

Press Release – Last updated 05 March 2013
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To assist international efforts to address major gaps in the availability and accessibility of quality diagnosis and treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, Médecins Sans Frontières...

In Medical Journals / Research Articles – Last updated 13 December 2012
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National control activities crippled by lack of sustainable funding  Geneva/ Kinchasa -6  December 2012 – Advances in the development of new diagnostic tests and treatment bode well...

Press Release – Last updated 06 December 2012
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Thirty years into the HIV/AIDS epidemic, and more than a decade into antiretroviral treatment (ART) being introduced in developing countries, the latest scientific evidence shows that treatment both...

Web article – Last updated 27 November 2012
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New MSF multinational study of paediatric TB/HIV co-infection confirms crisis of undiagnosed TB among children Geneva/Kuala Lumpur, 15 November 2012 – Data from the largest-ever multinational...

Press Release – Last updated 15 November 2012
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MSF data results reveal urgent need to scale up DR-TB treatment Geneva/Kuala Lumpur, 13 November 2012 – Results from the largest multi-country implementation of the new rapid tuberculosis...

Press Release – Last updated 13 November 2012
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Nadira’s story: TB and the family tree Nadira and her two sons, aged three and four, live in a mountain village 40 km from Dushanbe. All three are being treated for tuberculosis (TB), two...

Web article – Last updated 11 October 2012
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Though the advantages of routine virological monitoring for patients on anti-retroviral therapy have been established, cost and complexity limit its full implementation. Monitoring is important...

In Medical Journals / Research Articles – Last updated 10 October 2012
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Multimedia – Last updated 18 September 2012
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