Unitaid

A study funded by Unitaid investigates if Digital Adherence Technologies (DATs) can improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes over the standard care. 📊 Can DATs reduce costs, stigma, and health system burden? Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eN9fAKDt

While Egypt was just certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization, Ethiopia faces a surge in cases. Unitaid’s new call for proposals seeks projects that optimize delivery of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention to children with severe anemia. Let’s work together to reduce preventable deaths. Submit by Nov. 4th: https://lnkd.in/dkSe4E83

Pulse oximetry is a critical tool in improving child health globally. As part of the Unitaid-fuinded TIMCI project, a new primer highlights the importance of scaling up pulse oximeter access to save lives. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eZWb4yeP

Unitaid welcomes the G20 Health Working Group Ministerial Declarations, underscoring the need for resilient and equitable health systems that can adapt to the growing challenges of climate change, pandemics and antimicrobial resistance. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/en_R2X5u Photo: Rafael Nascimento/Ministry of Health of Brazil.

The #TherapeuticsCoalition will drive early-stage R&D while ensuring that access considerations are built into every stage of the development process. Access must not be an afterthought in our fight against global health threats.

Unitaid highlighted the urgent need for climate-smart health products, outlining 20 technical solutions that could make these products more resilient to climate change while reducing emissions by 70%. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gYWhBcwx

Thrilled to share that our Seq&Treat publication on the clinical evaluation of targeted next-generation sequencing for drug-resistant TB diagnosis has just been released! So proud of the FIND team behind the work: technical lead Rebecca Colman, Timothy C. Rodwell, Andres De la Rossa Marva Seifert Swapna Uplekar Christine Hoogland Sacha Laurent Sophia Georghiou Lauri Koivula Immense gratitude to the excellent country partners Shaheed Vally Omar Lavania Joseph National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) priti Kambli Camilla Rodrigues P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre Nestani Tukvadze, MD Nino Maghradze NCTLD Georgia. Many thanks to all the supporting teams, technical partners, and the 700+ study participants without whom this would not have been possible! This work was supported by Unitaid, and the generated evidence largely led to the 2024 WHO policy recommendation for the use of tNGS for DR-TB diagnosis.

Unitaid seeks firms with a robust track record in evaluating TB interventions. This portfolio evaluation will support our mission to expand access to critical health tools in LMICs. Apply by 27 November 2024. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/egs9XBFK

Unitaid’s Executive Director, Dr Philippe Duneton, met with Brazil's Health Minister, H.E. Nísia Trindade Lima, at the G20 Health Ministerial in Rio, highlighting the strength of our partnership in advancing equitable health solutions.

Medical oxygen is essential for treating pneumonia, sepsis, and other critical conditions, yet access remains limited in many countries. Unitaid is calling for proposals to address this gap through innovative technologies and business models. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/e4cnb82R