Activism Archives – Page 7 of 9 – Treatment Action Group

Cover image of publication, An Activist's Guide to TB Diagnostic Tools

An Activist’s Guide to Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tools

July 28, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Our publication, An Activist’s Guide to Tuberculosis Diagnostic Tools, details the latest WHO recommendations, the array of available TB diagnostic tools, and how these tools should be optimally used in country programs, including to support TB screening and diagnosis among special populations such as children, people with extrapulmonary TB, and people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

Ensuring Universal Access to COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

July 27, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

TAG and the Center for Economic and Social Rights produced this joint publication, as part of CESR’s COVID-19 “Recovering Rights” series of briefs.

Civil Rights Groups, Health Advocates, and Public Defenders Celebrate Passage of Legislation to Protect Contact Tracing Data from Law Enforcement

July 23, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

TAG is one of the organizations who supports confidentiality in contact tracing and is applauding the passage of this legislation. As TAG's State and Local Policy Director Annette Gaudino says in this statement, “There can be no effective contact tracing without trust.”

In Memoriam – The Honorable John Lewis

July 21, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) honors the titanic historic legacy and mourns the recent death of the Honorable John Lewis, U.S. Representative from the 5th Congressional district in Georgia and legendary civil rights leader.

Treatment Action Group Mourns and Resists Violence towards Black Communities; Demands Action and Accountability across Government and Systems

June 5, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) joins partners, activists, and communities around the U.S. and the world in decrying violence against Black people and those who stand in solidarity with them.

An Activist’s Guide to Rifapentine for the Treatment of TB Infection

April 30, 2020
Chad Cipiti

English version updated April 2020. The updated guide reflects new information from recently completed clinical trials, new WHO guidance on TB preventive therapy, and changes in rifapentine pricing and supply. Our publication, An Activist’s Guide to Rifapentine, details important efficacy,…

Treatment Action Group Celebrates New Guidance on the Right to Science by Global Human Rights Body

April 14, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

Treatment Action Group (TAG) celebrates publication of the General Comment on “the human right of everyone to participate in and to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications” (the right to science), and calls the attention of grassroots activists and global civil society working on health to this landmark document.

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…

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.

Statement from the ACT NOW:END AIDS Coalition on President Trump’s State of the Union Commitment to Eradicate AIDS

February 5, 2020
Dorrit Walsh

The ACT NOW:END AIDS Coalition, of which TAG is a founding member, released this statement today calling for the administration’s efforts to end the HIV epidemic to be rooted in fact, science, and sensible policies that are consistent with the stated goal of ending HIV.