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🛡️💥 THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS FRAYING. TB prevention services are being dismantled.
● 27% completely stopped prevention 🚫
● 25% severely cut 📉
= 52% of prevention capacity disrupted
Prevention keeps people safe and breaks chains of transmission.
🛡️💥 THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS FRAYING. TB prevention services are being dismantled.
● 27% completely stopped prevention 🚫
● 25% severely cut 📉
= 52% of prevention capacity disrupted
Prevention keeps people safe and breaks chains of transmission.
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🛡️💥 THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS FRAYING. TB prevention services are being dismantled.
● 27% completely stopped prevention 🚫
● 25% severely cut 📉
= 52% of prevention capacity disrupted
Prevention keeps people safe and breaks chains of transmission.
🛡️💥 THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS FRAYING. TB prevention services are being dismantled.
● 27% completely stopped prevention 🚫
● 25% severely cut 📉
= 52% of prevention capacity disrupted
Prevention keeps people safe and breaks chains of transmission.
Next up from t @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🚨 CONTINUITY OF CARE IS BREAKING: Interrupting TB treatment mid-course puts lives at risk.
● 27% completely stopped continuing care 🛑
● 26% reduced support for people already on treatment 📉
= 53% report mid-treatment disruptions
🚨 CONTINUITY OF CARE IS BREAKING: Interrupting TB treatment mid-course puts lives at risk.
● 27% completely stopped continuing care 🛑
● 26% reduced support for people already on treatment 📉
= 53% report mid-treatment disruptions
October 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Next up from t @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🚨 CONTINUITY OF CARE IS BREAKING: Interrupting TB treatment mid-course puts lives at risk.
● 27% completely stopped continuing care 🛑
● 26% reduced support for people already on treatment 📉
= 53% report mid-treatment disruptions
🚨 CONTINUITY OF CARE IS BREAKING: Interrupting TB treatment mid-course puts lives at risk.
● 27% completely stopped continuing care 🛑
● 26% reduced support for people already on treatment 📉
= 53% report mid-treatment disruptions
Urgent indeed. Not to be missed.
📣 Reminder: Join us tomorrow for an urgent virtual discussion on global health funding cuts.
🗓 Thursday, October 16
🕛 12 p.m. ET
PIH’s Dr. Joia Mukherjee and Vincent Lin will unpack the consequences of unspent appropriations and how you can take action. RSVP:
RSVP: https://bit.ly/4pV7FzX
🗓 Thursday, October 16
🕛 12 p.m. ET
PIH’s Dr. Joia Mukherjee and Vincent Lin will unpack the consequences of unspent appropriations and how you can take action. RSVP:
RSVP: https://bit.ly/4pV7FzX
October 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Urgent indeed. Not to be missed.
From our chair: Jonathan Stillo
"I will be giving a talk to lead off the Global TB Clinical and Educational Summit 2025 Oct. 14-17. You can register here to access all event for free tbsummit.qiagen.com
"I will be giving a talk to lead off the Global TB Clinical and Educational Summit 2025 Oct. 14-17. You can register here to access all event for free tbsummit.qiagen.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:55 AM
From our chair: Jonathan Stillo
"I will be giving a talk to lead off the Global TB Clinical and Educational Summit 2025 Oct. 14-17. You can register here to access all event for free tbsummit.qiagen.com
"I will be giving a talk to lead off the Global TB Clinical and Educational Summit 2025 Oct. 14-17. You can register here to access all event for free tbsummit.qiagen.com
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
💊❌ THE CRUELEST CUT: Diagnosed but can’t begin care.
● 29% completely stopped accepting new people for treatment 🚫
● 24% severely reduced capacity 📉
= 53% turning away people seeking care
Imagine: you finally receive a diagnosis and are ready to start care.
💊❌ THE CRUELEST CUT: Diagnosed but can’t begin care.
● 29% completely stopped accepting new people for treatment 🚫
● 24% severely reduced capacity 📉
= 53% turning away people seeking care
Imagine: you finally receive a diagnosis and are ready to start care.
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
💊❌ THE CRUELEST CUT: Diagnosed but can’t begin care.
● 29% completely stopped accepting new people for treatment 🚫
● 24% severely reduced capacity 📉
= 53% turning away people seeking care
Imagine: you finally receive a diagnosis and are ready to start care.
💊❌ THE CRUELEST CUT: Diagnosed but can’t begin care.
● 29% completely stopped accepting new people for treatment 🚫
● 24% severely reduced capacity 📉
= 53% turning away people seeking care
Imagine: you finally receive a diagnosis and are ready to start care.
Good lesson.
October 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Good lesson.
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🚨 THE CRITICAL LINK IS FAILING: Sample transport is the lifeline of TB diagnosis—and it’s breaking.
● 35% completely stopped 🛑
● 23% reduced to critical levels 📉
= 58% of sample transport disrupted
What this means: A person with TB symptoms gives a sample…
🚨 THE CRITICAL LINK IS FAILING: Sample transport is the lifeline of TB diagnosis—and it’s breaking.
● 35% completely stopped 🛑
● 23% reduced to critical levels 📉
= 58% of sample transport disrupted
What this means: A person with TB symptoms gives a sample…
October 12, 2025 at 12:23 AM
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🚨 THE CRITICAL LINK IS FAILING: Sample transport is the lifeline of TB diagnosis—and it’s breaking.
● 35% completely stopped 🛑
● 23% reduced to critical levels 📉
= 58% of sample transport disrupted
What this means: A person with TB symptoms gives a sample…
🚨 THE CRITICAL LINK IS FAILING: Sample transport is the lifeline of TB diagnosis—and it’s breaking.
● 35% completely stopped 🛑
● 23% reduced to critical levels 📉
= 58% of sample transport disrupted
What this means: A person with TB symptoms gives a sample…
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
DIAGNOSTIC DISRUPTION: We can’t fight what we can’t diagnose.
● 27% of TB testing completely stopped 🚫
● 26% severely reduced ⚠️
= More than half of diagnostic capacity disrupted.
Translation: More people living with TB now go undiagnosed and unconfirmed.
DIAGNOSTIC DISRUPTION: We can’t fight what we can’t diagnose.
● 27% of TB testing completely stopped 🚫
● 26% severely reduced ⚠️
= More than half of diagnostic capacity disrupted.
Translation: More people living with TB now go undiagnosed and unconfirmed.
October 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
DIAGNOSTIC DISRUPTION: We can’t fight what we can’t diagnose.
● 27% of TB testing completely stopped 🚫
● 26% severely reduced ⚠️
= More than half of diagnostic capacity disrupted.
Translation: More people living with TB now go undiagnosed and unconfirmed.
DIAGNOSTIC DISRUPTION: We can’t fight what we can’t diagnose.
● 27% of TB testing completely stopped 🚫
● 26% severely reduced ⚠️
= More than half of diagnostic capacity disrupted.
Translation: More people living with TB now go undiagnosed and unconfirmed.
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🚨 RING THE ALARM: Nearly half of TB screening services have stopped.
Right now, while you read this, people living with TB are going undiagnosed. Untreated. Left without access to care and unable to protect their families.
● 46% stopped ❌
● 37% scaled down 📉
🚨 RING THE ALARM: Nearly half of TB screening services have stopped.
Right now, while you read this, people living with TB are going undiagnosed. Untreated. Left without access to care and unable to protect their families.
● 46% stopped ❌
● 37% scaled down 📉
October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
From @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
🚨 RING THE ALARM: Nearly half of TB screening services have stopped.
Right now, while you read this, people living with TB are going undiagnosed. Untreated. Left without access to care and unable to protect their families.
● 46% stopped ❌
● 37% scaled down 📉
🚨 RING THE ALARM: Nearly half of TB screening services have stopped.
Right now, while you read this, people living with TB are going undiagnosed. Untreated. Left without access to care and unable to protect their families.
● 46% stopped ❌
● 37% scaled down 📉
Reposted by StopTB USA
Undernutrition remains one of the most significant drivers of the TB epidemic globally. Check out these new guidelines and recommendations from @who.int to tackle undernutrition and food insecurity and #EndTB.
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October 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Undernutrition remains one of the most significant drivers of the TB epidemic globally. Check out these new guidelines and recommendations from @who.int to tackle undernutrition and food insecurity and #EndTB.
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H/t @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
THE EVIDENCE IS UNDENIABLE: worldwide disruption of TB prevention and care.
● 52% report severe impact 🚨
● 24% report significant impact ⚠️
This is evidence from the TB Specific Impact Survey, conducted during the Stop TB Work Orders: 180 responses from 39 countries.
THE EVIDENCE IS UNDENIABLE: worldwide disruption of TB prevention and care.
● 52% report severe impact 🚨
● 24% report significant impact ⚠️
This is evidence from the TB Specific Impact Survey, conducted during the Stop TB Work Orders: 180 responses from 39 countries.
October 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
H/t @tbcommunityhub.bsky.social
THE EVIDENCE IS UNDENIABLE: worldwide disruption of TB prevention and care.
● 52% report severe impact 🚨
● 24% report significant impact ⚠️
This is evidence from the TB Specific Impact Survey, conducted during the Stop TB Work Orders: 180 responses from 39 countries.
THE EVIDENCE IS UNDENIABLE: worldwide disruption of TB prevention and care.
● 52% report severe impact 🚨
● 24% report significant impact ⚠️
This is evidence from the TB Specific Impact Survey, conducted during the Stop TB Work Orders: 180 responses from 39 countries.
Who's most at risk?
- Nearly 1 in 4 new TB cases in 2024 were in people 65+
- Many Medicare recipients face added risks
Ask your members of Congress to urge CMS to start the long-delayed review for Medicare LTBI testing coverage.
Take action at stoptbusa.org/take-action
- Nearly 1 in 4 new TB cases in 2024 were in people 65+
- Many Medicare recipients face added risks
Ask your members of Congress to urge CMS to start the long-delayed review for Medicare LTBI testing coverage.
Take action at stoptbusa.org/take-action
October 2, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Who's most at risk?
- Nearly 1 in 4 new TB cases in 2024 were in people 65+
- Many Medicare recipients face added risks
Ask your members of Congress to urge CMS to start the long-delayed review for Medicare LTBI testing coverage.
Take action at stoptbusa.org/take-action
- Nearly 1 in 4 new TB cases in 2024 were in people 65+
- Many Medicare recipients face added risks
Ask your members of Congress to urge CMS to start the long-delayed review for Medicare LTBI testing coverage.
Take action at stoptbusa.org/take-action
September 26, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) saves lives and money. But Medicare has stalled...
- Over 25 organizations called on CMS to act nearly 2 years ago.
-TB cases are the highest in a decade.
- Older Americans are at greater risk.
@globalsentinels.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @wearetb.bsky.social
- Over 25 organizations called on CMS to act nearly 2 years ago.
-TB cases are the highest in a decade.
- Older Americans are at greater risk.
@globalsentinels.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @wearetb.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) saves lives and money. But Medicare has stalled...
- Over 25 organizations called on CMS to act nearly 2 years ago.
-TB cases are the highest in a decade.
- Older Americans are at greater risk.
@globalsentinels.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @wearetb.bsky.social
- Over 25 organizations called on CMS to act nearly 2 years ago.
-TB cases are the highest in a decade.
- Older Americans are at greater risk.
@globalsentinels.bsky.social @tbfighters.org @wearetb.bsky.social
This is critical. Have a few minutes? Watch the livestream, take action.
For the next 24 hours: saveaidsresearch.org
September 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is critical. Have a few minutes? Watch the livestream, take action.
StopTBUSA has signed on. Please share.
As national medical, scientific, public health and patient organizations, we call for the resignation of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to ensure the health of the American people.
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
Our statement: https://bit.ly/45LeJHi
September 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
StopTBUSA has signed on. Please share.
There's going to be value for everyone, but especially TB peeps north of the border. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@tbfighters.org @tschampl.bsky.social @wearetb.bsky.social @globalsentinels.bsky.social
@tbfighters.org @tschampl.bsky.social @wearetb.bsky.social @globalsentinels.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: #LeadOnTB training 1: TB and the power of advocacy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
This info session will provide you with an overview of the power of advocacy, highlighting why the voices of everyday Canadians matter to decisionmakers, as well as the critical necessity of advocatin...
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September 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
There's going to be value for everyone, but especially TB peeps north of the border. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
@tbfighters.org @tschampl.bsky.social @wearetb.bsky.social @globalsentinels.bsky.social
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Come with questions.
Global health funding just took a major hit. So… what happens next?
Ask us directly in our Reddit AMA on Mon, Aug 18 at 2 PM ET with Vincent Lin & Lucas Allen from our advocacy team.
Follow the thread for more information and get reminded of the event: bit.ly/3Hkyv2S
Ask us directly in our Reddit AMA on Mon, Aug 18 at 2 PM ET with Vincent Lin & Lucas Allen from our advocacy team.
Follow the thread for more information and get reminded of the event: bit.ly/3Hkyv2S
August 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Come with questions.
Heads up everyone:
Months ago the CDC said the last day to order publications on demand was September 2.
Now according to their website, it's this Friday, August 15.
wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/
@altcdc.altgov.info, @wearetb.bsky.social , @stoptb.bsky.social, @robynwaite.bsky.social, @tbfighters.org
Months ago the CDC said the last day to order publications on demand was September 2.
Now according to their website, it's this Friday, August 15.
wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/
@altcdc.altgov.info, @wearetb.bsky.social , @stoptb.bsky.social, @robynwaite.bsky.social, @tbfighters.org
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wwwn.cdc.gov
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Heads up everyone:
Months ago the CDC said the last day to order publications on demand was September 2.
Now according to their website, it's this Friday, August 15.
wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/
@altcdc.altgov.info, @wearetb.bsky.social , @stoptb.bsky.social, @robynwaite.bsky.social, @tbfighters.org
Months ago the CDC said the last day to order publications on demand was September 2.
Now according to their website, it's this Friday, August 15.
wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/
@altcdc.altgov.info, @wearetb.bsky.social , @stoptb.bsky.social, @robynwaite.bsky.social, @tbfighters.org
And then there's the human benefit...
💰 Billions Saved. Millions Helped.
Since 2002, Global Fund programs have saved up to $2.9 billion in healthcare costs and freed hospital beds—allowing health systems to focus on broader care.
Since 2002, Global Fund programs have saved up to $2.9 billion in healthcare costs and freed hospital beds—allowing health systems to focus on broader care.
August 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
And then there's the human benefit...
What is TB? PDFs (in both original and printer-friendly form) are downloadable at linktr.ee/stoptbusa
July 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What is TB? PDFs (in both original and printer-friendly form) are downloadable at linktr.ee/stoptbusa
It's not just about food and medicine, it's about infrastructure that delivers supplies to those in need, and when that's gone you simply cannot turn on an aid spigot in a moment of decency.
@pih.org shows the way for you to take action, make your voice heard.
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@pih.org shows the way for you to take action, make your voice heard.
win.newmode.net/callaboutres...
New/Mode | Make your voice impossible to ignore
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July 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It's not just about food and medicine, it's about infrastructure that delivers supplies to those in need, and when that's gone you simply cannot turn on an aid spigot in a moment of decency.
@pih.org shows the way for you to take action, make your voice heard.
win.newmode.net/callaboutres...
@pih.org shows the way for you to take action, make your voice heard.
win.newmode.net/callaboutres...
DEADLINE for TAG + WHO's Community Perceptions and Preferences Regarding Long-Acting Technologies for TB Treatment and Prevention Survey is Monday, June 23 at 5 PM NYC. taglink.info/m/TBLATs
June 21, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Readers of the StopTB Wire know we've written about this book twice: once from a pTB survivor and once from a woman of color who has a medical degree. Read the book, and you'll see why it deserves such extensive attention from multiple angles.
⭐️SALE⭐️
Read abt the Black Angels who risked their lives caring for TB patients during a dreadful time in history: the pre-antibiotic age of the Great Depression in country entrenched in the horror of Jim Crow
And helped cure TB
And were forgotten
@nadinesmith.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
Read abt the Black Angels who risked their lives caring for TB patients during a dreadful time in history: the pre-antibiotic age of the Great Depression in country entrenched in the horror of Jim Crow
And helped cure TB
And were forgotten
@nadinesmith.bsky.social
@madhupai.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Readers of the StopTB Wire know we've written about this book twice: once from a pTB survivor and once from a woman of color who has a medical degree. Read the book, and you'll see why it deserves such extensive attention from multiple angles.
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