World Health Organization Guidelines for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Letter to Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, WHO, and Dr. Tereza Kasaeva, Global TB Program Director.
Letter from Health Organizations: NAFTA Renegotiations Must Not Undermine Access to Affordable Medicines
A group of 97 International, U.S., Canadian, and Mexican health organizations sent this letter to representatives of those countries, asking them to ensure that any North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations don’t undermine access to affordable medicines.
Letter to Gilead Sciences Opposing Unethical Patient Assistance Program Policy for Truvada for Postexposure Prophylaxis
Gilead Sciences is limiting access to Truvada as a component of nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis (nPEP) through its patient assistance program to once in a lifetime, with hardship review criteria and processes for subsequent prescriptions that have not been clearly articulated and are likely a considerable barrier to nPEP by uninsured and underinsured U.S. residents.
US Health & Human Services (HHS) Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022: TAG Comments to the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
TAG comments submitted to the Strategic Planning Team at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation regarding the HHS Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022. The HHS Strategic Plan should set a precedent for reducing the burden of disease nationally through its focus on access to affordable treatment, advancement of research, implementation of evidence-based interventions, expansion of populations served, and inclusion of all stakeholders.
Division of AIDS Clinical Trials Networks Recompetition for 2020–2027 – Comments and Recommendations from TAG
TAG’s comments on the Divisions of AIDS (DAIDS) in advance of the recompetition of its clinical trials networks.
Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to Report on Sustainable Development Goals and Health
A review of comments submitted by TAG to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in response to a request for submissions from interested organizations and stakeholders for the preparation of its report on Sustainable Development Goals and Health.
TAG Letter to House E&C Committee Opposing “Right to Try” Bills
TAG’s comments to the Health Subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee, in association with its hearing, “Examining Patient Access to Investigational Drugs,” and the deliberations of H.R. 1020, the Compassionate Freedom of Choice Act of 2017, and S. 204, the Right to Try Act of 2017.
Advocacy organizations celebrate results as UnitedHealthcare swiftly reverses discriminatory PrEP practices
Fourteen health and social justice organizations from across the U.S. wish to celebrate the people-powered effort behind UnitedHealthcare responding so swiftly to demands that they improve access to the HIV drug Truvada for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
Sign-on Letter in Response to Critical Shortage of Penicillin for Syphilis Treatment in U.S.
Sign-on letter to Pfizer urging an immediate response to the nationwide shortage of pencillin G benzathine, the standard treatment for primary and secondary syphyilis. Community Calls On United Healthcare to End Discriminatory Prior Authorization Practices for PrEP Access
HIV, TB, HCV, Global Health and Research Communities Call on Congress to Protect the Fogarty International Center
Dear Majority Leader McConnell, Minority Leader Schumer, Speaker Ryan, and Democratic Leader Pelosi: We the undersigned urge Congress to reject devastating funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) proposed under the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 “skinny budget,” released on March 16, 2017. Of grave concern is the targeted elimination of the Fogarty International Center at NIH. This indiscriminate cut jeopardizes life-saving research required to end devastating global diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS, as well as malaria, dengue, and Ebola.