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
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
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
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
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
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
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