Comments on: HIV’s “Tireless Warrior,” Anthony Fauci, Calls for Transformation of TB Research http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/18/hivs-tireless-warrior-anthony-fauci-calls-for-transformation-of-tb-research/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:14:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: King Holmes http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/18/hivs-tireless-warrior-anthony-fauci-calls-for-transformation-of-tb-research/comment-page-1/#comment-67382 King Holmes Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:19:19 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=30046#comment-67382 Tony's call to action was very timely and was a highlight of the Summit, which aims to achieve transformational strengthening of the global response to TB. I also expressed the need to improve health systems, and the global commitment to more effective use of the tools we do have available today to prevent TB. Specifically, we need to strengthen not only more effective treatment of clinically active cases of active TB, but also implementation of intensive TB case findings and isoniazide prophylactic therapies in populations who are particularly vunerable to TB, e.g., those with HIV infection and those recently exposed to active TB. For example, we can more effectively use Community Health Workers for close follow-up of those on isoniazide preventive therapy; we can prevent transmission of TB in clinical, hospital, prison settings, and other places where people congregate. In conclusion, we need more effective tools, including diagnostic tests, new drugs for treatment and eventually vaccines for TB, but meanwhile we need to make more effective use of the tools we have. King Holmes William H. Foege Chair, Director, Center for AIDS and STD, Global Health Harborview Medical Center Tony’s call to action was very timely and was a highlight of the Summit, which aims to achieve transformational strengthening of the global response to TB.

I also expressed the need to improve health systems, and the global commitment to more effective use of the tools we do have available today to prevent TB. Specifically, we need to strengthen not only more effective treatment of clinically active cases of active TB, but also implementation of intensive TB case findings and isoniazide prophylactic therapies in populations who are particularly vunerable to TB, e.g., those with HIV infection and those recently exposed to active TB.

For example, we can more effectively use Community Health Workers for close follow-up of those on isoniazide preventive therapy; we can prevent transmission of TB in clinical, hospital, prison settings, and other places where people congregate.

In conclusion, we need more effective tools, including diagnostic tests, new drugs for treatment and eventually vaccines for TB, but meanwhile we need to make more effective use of the tools we have.

King Holmes
William H. Foege Chair, Director, Center for AIDS and STD, Global Health
Harborview Medical Center

]]> By: Peter Small http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2009/06/18/hivs-tireless-warrior-anthony-fauci-calls-for-transformation-of-tb-research/comment-page-1/#comment-66202 Peter Small Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:02:45 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=30046#comment-66202 There has been a tremendous amount of innovation for TB after 40 years of nearly no progress. Today we have a pipeline of 9 drug candidates and 5 vaccines. People in BRICS countries, and across the developing world are taking ownership and contributing to this innovation. There is always more to be done – more new ideas, more collaboration, more money -- but today we have great optimism about where the field is heading. There has been a tremendous amount of innovation for TB after 40 years of nearly no progress. Today we have a pipeline of 9 drug candidates and 5 vaccines. People in BRICS countries, and across the developing world are taking ownership and contributing to this innovation. There is always more to be done – more new ideas, more collaboration, more money — but today we have great optimism about where the field is heading.

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