HCV Archives – Treatment Action Group

Treatment Action Group Statement on the High Price of Cepheid’s Xpert Test for COVID-19

March 27, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Cepheid is profiteering during a pandemic, with dangerous consequences for countries with vulnerable populations and health systems. New York, March 27, 2020 — Treatment Action Group calls for Cepheid to immediately lower to US$ 5 the developing country price of…

Fair Pricing for Cepheid Xpert Tests (COVID-19, HIV, TB, HCV)

March 26, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

On Friday, 3 April, Treatment Action Group (TAG) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will host an important and timely webinar on Xpert test pricing for COVID-19, TB, HIV, HCV and STIs.

Science-Based Activism to End Epidemics, from AIDS to COVID-19

March 25, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

We hope you’re staying safe and sanitized during this difficult time! Here at TAG, we’re fortunate to be able to safely work from home, and advance the fight against HIV, tuberculosis, and hepatitis C — and now against COVID-19.

African Declaration to Eliminate Hepatitis C and Improve the Health of People Who Use Drugs

February 20, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

A group of organizations that includes Treatment Action Group issued this statement/declaration today, while attending INHSU 2020 Africa: the 1st Regional Conference on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users.

Responding to Difficult-to-Treat HCV Subtypes Prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa

February 17, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

An issue brief that discusses the recent discovery of HCV subtypes that show resistance to direct-acting antiretroviral (DAA) regimens that are responsive to treatments in people expressing the 1a/1b subtype.

Good COPs or Bad COPs: Promoting Interventions for Coinfections and AIDS in 2020 PEPFAR Country Operational Plans (COPs)

January 22, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

On January 22, 2020, Treatment Action Group (TAG), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Access Campaign, Health GAP, IMPAACT4TB, and AVAC presented this webinar on how to engage in PEPFAR COPs advocacy. Materials are online now.

After Cuomo Speech, NY Health Orgs Including TAG Warn that Governor’s Health Plan Falls Short

January 9, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

TAG, as part of the Save NY Public Health Campaign, called out Governor Cuomo's recently announced Medicaid cuts and other failures to adequately address health and health equity in his January 8, 2020 "State of the State" address.

2019 TAG Update

December 10, 2019
Dorrit Walsh

TAG’s work in 2019 demonstrated our leadership towards an end to HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis through hard-hitting, science-based activism. Excerpts of the media coverage we received walk you through a remarkable year of TAG’s work.

Full Cover Image Of November 2019 TAGline - Vote Your ConSCIENCE: Elevating Health Justic In The 2020 Elections

TAGline November 2019

November 19, 2019
Dorrit Walsh

Vote Your ConSCIENCE: Elevating Health Justice in the 2020 Elections. 2020 marks the eighth U.S. presidential election cycle since Treatment Action Group’s founding in 1992. A hallmark of our activism has been to prepare for each presidential and congressional election cycle strategically, to ensure that whoever is elected, and whoever controls the House and the Senate, is informed about the best scientifically grounded research and policy and research programs.

About the HCV Project

November 3, 2019
Chad Cipiti

Globally, over 71 million people are estimated to have hepatitis C virus (HCV). Despite the availability of all-oral, short-course direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) that treat all HCV genotypes, and nearly half a million people die from this preventable, curable infection. The…