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World TB Day

In advance of World TB Day (24 March), the Meds We Can Trust campaign is sharing some suggested social content so you can join in on conversations around this year’s theme “It’s Time” and call for action to prevent drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB) patients.

Click buttons to share the following tweets to Twitter; copy & paste messages to share on Facebook.

Suggested Social Media Messages

One Example of Success

The Rwandan govt committed to fighting the spread of poor-quality TB meds, & as a result, #TB deaths & resistant strains plummeted. #ItsTimeToEndTB by calling on govts to follow Rwanda’s lead & demand #MedsWeCanTrust. #WorldTBDay
https://bit.ly/2Ycty0Q

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Research

Study from @mhzaman of @BU_tweets shows that poor-quality #TB drugs are doubly dangerous by neglecting to cure the disease & cultivating resistance to medicines we depend on to stop TB. #ItsTime to call for #MedsWeCanTrust. #WorldTBDay
https://bit.ly/2TOsbqD

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Effects on Public Health

If #TB meds contain the wrong ingredients or too little of the right ones, they can harm patients & accelerate 1 of today’s most urgent health crises: #AMR. This #WorldTBDay, #ItsTimeToEndTB and call for #MedsWeCanTrust.
https://bit.ly/2HMBQ9M

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References:

Evolution of Rifampin Resistance in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis Due to Substandard Drugs
How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly
Substandard and falsified anti-tuberculosis drugs: a preliminary field analysis
Substandard Drugs And The Fight Against TB: The Challenge And The Opportunity
To Raise Awareness Page

World TB Day

In advance of World TB Day (24 March), the Meds We Can Trust campaign is sharing some suggested social content so you can join in on conversations around this year’s theme “It’s Time” and call for action to prevent drug resistance in tuberculosis (TB) patients.

Click buttons to share the following tweets to Twitter; copy & paste messages to share on Facebook.

Suggested Social Media Messages

One Example of Success

The Rwandan govt committed to fighting the spread of poor-quality TB meds, & as a result, #TB deaths & resistant strains plummeted. #ItsTimeToEndTB by calling on govts to follow Rwanda’s lead & demand #MedsWeCanTrust. #WorldTBDay
https://bit.ly/2Ycty0Q

Download
Tweet

Research

Study from @mhzaman of @BU_tweets shows that poor-quality #TB drugs are doubly dangerous by neglecting to cure the disease & cultivating resistance to medicines we depend on to stop TB. #ItsTime to call for #MedsWeCanTrust. #WorldTBDay
https://bit.ly/2TOsbqD

Download
Tweet

Effects on Public Health

If #TB meds contain the wrong ingredients or too little of the right ones, they can harm patients & accelerate 1 of today’s most urgent health crises: #AMR. This #WorldTBDay, #ItsTimeToEndTB and call for #MedsWeCanTrust.
https://bit.ly/2HMBQ9M

Download
Tweet

References:

Evolution of Rifampin Resistance in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis Due to Substandard Drugs
How Bad Drugs Turn Treatable Diseases Deadly
Substandard and falsified anti-tuberculosis drugs: a preliminary field analysis
Substandard Drugs And The Fight Against TB: The Challenge And The Opportunity
To Raise Awareness Page

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