A 2010 prevalence survey in Pakistan showed that the rate of bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary TB among the adult population is very high. Case detection is important for TB control, allowing service providers to identify sources of infection and treat them to break the chain of infection in a community. For this reason, low TB case … Read more
On March 4, SIAPS Program technical staff presented at the 15th Global Health Mini-University, a one-day learning forum for professionals and students in the field of global health. Hosted by USAID, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, and the Global Health Professional and Organizational Development Program, the event featured more than … Read more
On February 25, a central oxygen supply system at Khulna Shishu Hospital (KSH) was inaugurated to ensure that regular and uninterrupted medical oxygen is available for critical management of inpatient children. The central oxygen supply system was commissioned in November 2015, with technical assistance provided by the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and … Read more
Join representatives from SIAPS Program and its partners as they present at the Global Health Mini-University (Mini-U) on March 4 in Washington, DC. Mini-U is an annual, day-long forum that brings together professionals, students, and decision makers from the field of global health. SIAPS Program research will be presented at three sessions: “Increasing Access to Lifesaving Commodities: … Read more
Global partnerships and new models of TB care are crucial to success in the fight against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), according to speakers at a panel discussion on the White House National Action Plan for Combating MDR-TB. The plan, which was released in December, aims to treat 35% of all MDR-TB patients in the 10 countries with the highest TB burden … Read more
When doctors and patients fail to adhere to proper standards of treatment, it results in a higher disease burden, including greater financial costs, mortality, and morbidity. In Ukraine, the need to encourage better adherence to standard treatment guidelines became clear in 2011, when a study by SIAPS Program’s predecessor, the Strengthening Pharmaceutical Systems (SPS) Program, … Read more
The WHO estimates that more than 50% of all medicines are prescribed, dispensed or sold inappropriately, and that 50% of all patients fail to take them correctly. The overuse, underuse or misuse of medicines—also known as irrational use of medicines—results in wastage of scarce resources, increased risk of adverse drug reactions, and widespread health hazards, … Read more
In April 2015, USAID and Janssen Therapeutics officially launched the bedaquiline donation initiative, under which Janssen committed to providing free bedaquiline to 30,000 patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) over a four-year period. Bedaquiline is the first anti-TB medicine to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in more than 40 years, and is … Read more
SIAPS Program uses a health systems strengthening approach that supports and integrates all core functions of country health systems for greater health impact. Our new infographic provides an overview of select SIAPS interventions and results in line with six core functions: governance; capacity building; financing; information for decision-making; supply chain; and pharmaceutical services. Click here to view.
Motivated frontline health workers play a key role in achieving global strategies to fight tuberculosis, writes SIAPS Principal Technical Advisor Niranjan Konduri for The Lancet Global Health blog. Using the story of Irina Chaban, a Ukrainian TB doctor, as an example, Mr. Konduri highlights the challenges health workers in low- and middle-income countries must overcome while working to eradicate … Read more
