Spiro is stopping TB in its tracks.
We're bringing tuberculosis screening and prevention to people in Pakistan and beyond.
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest infectious disease, cutting short the lives of of 1.25 million people annually and disproportionately affecting children.
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But TB is preventable and curable - and millions of people exposed to TB can be protected with right care.
​People living in the same household as someone with TB are at particularly high risk of contracting TB. They should get access to TB screening:
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Those living with active TB should receive treatment
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Those without should be offered as short course of potentially life-saving TB preventive treatment called "TPT" that costs as little as $3
But we’re still failing millions of people around the world. 4 out of every 5 people who need TB preventative treatment never receive it.
Spiro innovates to bring services to households:
IDENTIFY
SCREEN
TREAT
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Identify families exposed to TB
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Screen them for TB
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Treat those at risk with preventive medicine
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We focus on children under 5 years old as they are at particularly high risk.
Our programs are exceptionally cost-effective, meaning we help lots of people as we can on lean budgets.
Spiro's first programs operate in Pakistan​ - the country with the fifth highest TB burden in the world.
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​While Pakistan has made major progress, there is still a long way to go to ensure gets the preventive treatment they need.
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Spiro aims to support the national and provincial TB programs in Pakistan to meet ambitious targets for preventive treatment