By David Branigan, Joelle Dountio Ofimboudem, and Natalie Shure TAG was founded in 1992 with the aim of accelerating the availability of effective HIV treatments through science-based advocacy at every step of the research, development, and implementation process. These strategies…
By Dorrit Walsh and Mark Harrington Since 1992, Treatment Action Group has been advocating for those affected by and struggling with HIV. Since then, we’ve expanded our mission to include tuberculosis (TB) — the leading cause of death by infectious…
By Mike Frick and Mark Harrington The articles in this 30th anniversary issue of TAGline grapple with “pandemic equity,” an increasingly common catchphrase in global health. COVID-19 has shown that “equity,” like its cousins “justice,” “fairness,” and “equality,” is one…
By Joelle Dountio Ofimboudem Malaria is a life-threatening disease prevalent in the world’s poorest countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Preventing malaria hits close to home for me. I am a mother to two children, aged three and five. We are…
Interview questions and editing by Erica Lessem, Bryn Gay, Joelle Dountio Ofimboudem, Annette Gaudino, and Elizabeth Lovinger The World Health Organization set ambitious targets for eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) among the 58 million people living with the disease,…
By David Branigan Ensuring access to tuberculosis (TB) preventive treatment for people most at risk of developing active TB is one of the key interventions required to end TB.1 Central to these efforts is the push to scale up short…
By Richard Jefferys Impressive results from two efficacy trials of a long-acting form of the integrase inhibitor cabotegravir (CAB LA) have boosted prospects for long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).1,2 In both cases, CAB LA proved superior to oral Truvada PrEP…
By Abraham Johnson The announcement that HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) had two successful studies on long-acting technologies (LAT) to prevent HIV — HPTN 083 and 084 — came with much excitement. Populations most impacted by HIV could possibly have…
By Annette Gaudino and Suraj Madoori Let’s Define Terraforming Terraforming — or “earth-shaping” — the transformation of an alien planet into one where humans can live, is probably most familiar to science-fiction fans and Minecraft players. Terraforming is more intensive…