Last Updated: 31/10/2025
Operational viability of Plasmodium vivax with radical cure using Tafenoquin or Primaquin after quantitative G6PD testing in Brazil (TRuST)
Objectives
* Original title in Portuguese: Viabilidade operacional de plasmodium vivax com cura radical usando Tafenoquina ou Primaquina após teste quantitativo de G6PD no brasil (TRUST)
* Short title: The Tafenoquine Roll-out STudy (TRuST)
The objective of this study is to monitor the implementation of two new tools in the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), on a temporary basis (as a pilot project), by the Municipalities of Manaus and Porto Velho, with the support of the Health Secretariats of both States and, at the federal level, of the Ministry of Health, so that, through the data collected by the researcher and team, a dossier is created to support strategic decisions by the Federal Government and serve as scientific and robust evidence for CONITEC in a possible adoption of these tools within the SUS definitely.
Article: Operational feasibility of Plasmodium vivax radical cure with tafenoquine or primaquine following point-of-care, quantitative glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase testing in the Brazilian Amazon: a real-life retrospective analysisArticle: Operational effectiveness of tafenoquine and primaquine for the prevention of Plasmodium vivax recurrence in Brazil: a retrospective observational study
Sep 2021 — Aug 2022


