Kick-off ASCENT research phase Tanzania
ASCENT Tanzania kicked-off of the ASCENT project’s research phase. At this stage the project intends to generate evidence on how digital adherence technologies (DATs) work under real-world conditions.
ASCENT South Africa initiates TB community outreach activities
ASCENT South Africa recently held a campaign in the busy Tshwane’s inner city “Marabastad”, aimed at tuberculosis (TB) case finding and community education on the use of digital adherence technologies.
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.
ASCENT South Africa launches in Cape Town
The ASCENT project is collaborating with City Health, and TB HIV Care funded by the Global Fund to implement Digital Adherence Technologies (DATs), to support tuberculosis (TB) patients to successfully complete their treatment in the Western Cape.
ASCENT Ethiopia conducts review meeting to improve assistance for tuberculosis patients
ASCENT Ethiopia conducted a one-day review meeting in Bishoftu town Gold Mark Hotel for better implementation of the project.
ASCENT Philippines boosts adherence support for tuberculosis patients
During a recent virtual meeting, key tuberculosis (TB) partners jointly reviewed and updated the ASCENT differentiated care pathway for the use of digital adherence technologies (DAT) to support TB patients taking their medication.
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.