The ASCENT project is pleased the WHO provided this guidance, since it has been our aim from the start to generate pragmatic evidence that DATs can empower TB-patients during their treatment.
ASCENT: invest in innovative digital tools to end TB
The Unitaid-funded ASCENT project has entered its final year and is well on its way in showing the benefits in helping people affected by TB with their treatment by using digital adherence technology such as smart pill boxes, medication sleeves and video supported treatment.
Establishing a global market for digital adherence technologies
As part of the ASCENT project, funded by Unitaid, PATH and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation (KNCV) release a suite of resources to expand the market for digital adherence technologies (DATs).
ASCENT’s presence at the Union World Conference 2021
The 52nd edition of the world’s largest lung health gathering took place online. With this year’s theme ‘Lung Health for All: Solutions for a New Era’, the ASCENT project naturally made a contribution.
Devex interview about digital adherence technologies: “We hope that our research will contribute to the WHO policy”
Over the years, digital technologies have been introduced to improve patients’ adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment, but with little research showing how feasible these technologies are.
Research begins into new digital tools to support patients and healthcare workers through tuberculosis treatment
A large global study which aims to determine if digital adherence technologies can provide more patient-friendly approaches to improve tuberculosis (TB) treatment outcomes launches in Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa, the Philippines and Ukraine, as part of the ASCENT project.
“ASCENT study might change policy of TB treatment across the world”
As the main research phase of the innovative ASCENT project kicks off, we asked the main researchers Jens Levy, Katherine Fielding and Amare Tadesse to elaborate on the study. Why are they so determined to generate scientific evidence on the use of digital adherence technologies for tuberculosis (TB) treatment?
The clock is ticking: ASCENT is picking up speed
Today is World Tuberculosis Day. This year’s theme, ‘The Clock is Ticking’, tells us that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end tuberculosis (TB), especially now that the COVID-19 pandemic is hampering the progress of the ongoing actions.
How digital technologies can empower patients to succeed in TB treatment
The run-in phase of the ASCENT project has started, enrolling TB patients on digital adherence technologies in the Philippines and Ethiopia. Ukraine, Tanzania and South Africa will follow soon. With funding and support, Unitaid makes this project possible.
Budgeting tool for digital adherence technologies released
The ASCENT project releases a free Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Tool, to enable accurate budget forecasting for the implementation and use of Digital Adherence Technologies (DATs) in TB treatment.