TAG recently submitted this public comment on Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Shortages and Finding Enduring Solutions, highlighting the need to mitigate national supply challenges and shortages of critical TB drugs.
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently released draft recommendations regarding HIV screening for all Americans ages 15-65, including pregnant women, and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for individuals highly vulnerable to HIV infection.
Following news of the Trump Administration's abrupt review of HIV treatment and cure research using fetal tissue, TAG and 75 other organizations signed and sent a letter to HHS Secretary Azar on December 21, 2018.
On October 18, 2018, the Trump Administration proposed regulations at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to require publication of the list price of any prescription drug or biological product paid by Medicare or Medicaid in direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising. While TAG applauds the administration's attention to curbing drastic increases in drug prices, list price transparency in DTC advertisements alone will not be a sufficient measure to bring necessary change.
On October 10, 2018, the Trump Administration proposed sweeping regulations that would put the health and wellbeing of millions of families at risk. TAG is strongly opposed to these proposed changes; read the comment we submitted on December 7.
Read TAG's comment on The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Notice: Civil Money Penalties Relating to the ClinicalTrials.gov Data Bank; Draft Guidance for Food and Drug Administration Staff, Responsible Parties, and Submitters of Certain Applications and Submissions to the FDA.
The right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications is a fundamental human right and one of the central pillars of TAG's advocacy to promote TB research and access to its benefits. The right is enshrined in Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and further articulated in Article 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a process through which the human rights record of each United Nations member state is reviewed by other countries every five years. As a civil society organization, TAG regularly writes and submits these UPR reports analyzing the TB situations in UN member states, and you can review our UPR reports on this page.
GCTA, TAG, and DR-TB STAT developed this letter template to help activists to call for bedaquiline-based, injectable-free regimens in their countries. Please download this template letter here and use it in your country to advocate for the best care possible for people with drug-resistant TB.
In response to the reopening of negotiations on the TB High-Level Meeting (HLM) political declaration, a coalition of U.S.-based civil society stakeholders have submitted a letter to U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, urging a diplomatic solution to the contentious provisions on access to medicines.