New TB treatment breakthroughs must reach those in need without delay

Important clinical study results were published in scientific journal (New England Journal of Medicine) that shows new treatment regimen for drug-resistant forms of TB is much more effective (treatment success rate of 93%), shorter as duration is 6-months treatment (compared to older treatment duration of 20-24 months), and much less toxic (as drug toxicities and side effects were so high in older regimens).