ehwozaJul 18, 2024
South African study pioneers home-based TB testing, promoting early diagnosis with portable GeneXpert Edge devices. #TBTesting #GeneXpert #SouthAfrica https://www.spotlightnsp.co.za/2024/07/17/we-were-the-first-ones-to-do-it-innovative-sa-study-takes-tb-testing-to-peoples-homes/
“We were the first ones to do it”: Innovative SA study takes TB testing to people’s homes

Most tuberculosis (TB) tests still require a trip to the clinic. Now, new technology has made it possible to test people at home. This could be a big deal for South Africa, where much TB goes undiagnosed. Tiyese Jeranji unpacks the findings and implications of a recent study into such TB home testing.

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GingerSnappedSep 19, 2023

Glad to see the public pressure campaign by #MSFAccessCampaign #TreatmentActionGroup #JohnGreen et al push #Danaher #Cepheid to provide their #tuberculosis tests at cost to communities most in need.

For background - a public plead by John Green:
https://youtu.be/tSC06P9A5W4?si=SZ_r7pvqJxrc4W-u

#Genomeweb announcement:
https://www.genomeweb.com/molecular-diagnostics/danaher-agrees-provide-cepheid-tuberculosis-test-global-fund-cost

#TB
#GlobalAccessProgram
#GeneXpert
#PatientsOverProfits

Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid

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PBJoiner 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸⚧️Sep 13, 2023
Tuberculosis test price gauging: https://youtube.com/watch?v=tSC06P9A5W4&si=GEq6RcGwxO4lxLdr
#tuberculosis #danaher #cephid #GeneXpert
Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid

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LauraSep 12, 2023
A #GeneXpert test costs less than $5 to make, but #Danaher is charging countries 2-4 times that amount. People who need these tests the most pay too often with their lives. It’s #TimeFor5! #MedicineShouldntBeALuxury
(more information at https://tbfighters.org/)
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William HughesSep 12, 2023

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tSC06P9A5W4

Under our current system, companies like #Danaher have to pursue #profit over #people. It's #TimeForFive on cartridges for the #Cepheid #GeneXpert to identify drug resistant #tubercolosis. Price gouging companies that brag about using the printer ink or disposable razor model to squeeze desperate sick people need to get the hammer.

These vultures are profiting from public investments in health, not from taking risks. That's our intellectual property, paid for with our taxes. Give it back!

#JohnGreen #vlogbrothers #BarelyContainedRage

Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Danaher and Cepheid

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