Africa: Preventing TB - a Big Drug Price Cut Paves the Way for Global Scale-Up

[The Conversation Africa] Lengthy negotiations ended in good news recently when the price of rifapentine, a lifesaving antibiotic, was marked down by 66% by its manufacturer Sanofi. When combined with another antibiotic (isoniazid), rifapentine can prevent tuberculosis (TB) disease. The move was announced at the Union World Conference on Lung Health in October 2019.
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news