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TB Alliance, the World Health Organisation and its partners have launched the first ever child-friendly tuberculosis medicines .
President and Chief Executive Officer of TB Alliance, an international non-profit organisation, Dr. Mel Spigelman, made this announcement at a press briefing at the 46th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cape Town, South Africa.
The fruit-flavoured TB doses is going to save over 1,000,000 children with drug sensitive tuberculosis.
The improved treatments are the first to meet the dosage guidelines set by the World Health Organisation in 2010.
Spigelman stated that the palatable child-friendly medication is provided at a reduced cost of $15.5 for the six months dosage.
He added that the drug which was manufactured by Indian pharmaceutical company, Macleods is made available as a result of a project largely funded by UNITAID.
He noted that countries that are under the Global Drug Facility can access the drugs.
According to the WHO, at least one million children become ill with TB each year and 140,000 children die of this curable disease. To date, children around the world have not yet had access to appropriate TB medicines.
“The availability of correctly dosed medications will improve treatment for children everywhere.This is an important step toward ending the neglect that has characterized the care of children with TB for far too long,” Spigelman added.
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