1. Issues Workshop Year of Action for Ending Tuberculosis
Dr. Vivian Cox
MDR TB Clinical Consultant
Chair, DR-TB STAT
15 July 2018
2018 Results International Conference

2. Outline Overview of the issue Patient perspectives
Innovations and developments
Hopes for political commitments

21. “ those wishing to move beyond political promises and to successful public health action should look to South Africa. There, in the context of one of the most devastating RR-TB epidemics in the world, is an exemplary model of how lives can be saved when person-centred policies are coupled with brave acts and visionary leadership.”

22. Thank you Rapid progress in new innovations for TB
‘Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.’
Warren Buffet
Rapid progress in new innovations for TB
Rapid TB diagnostics are increasing diagnosis of TB and drug resistance patterns
Safe, less toxic, and effective DR-TB drugs – yet poor uptake at country level
Essential component of improving DR-TB outcomes
Programmatic data shows DT-TB outcomes can be changed dramatically
Take lessons learned to improve access to diagnostics/therapeutics under human right to health and science
Need for strong political commitment and advocacy for increased, sustained TB funding
To expand the diagnostic and treatment pipeline and support timely access
To ensure the fragile gains in improving DR-TB treatment are strengthened
Thank you