Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally

Voices: I’ve seen how global health crises travel. Slashes to public health efforts will hurt Utah.

Most Utahns are not thinking about tuberculosis, polio or malaria on a daily basis. We forget about diseases like these that have been largely controlled or completely eradicated here in the United States. However, in regions around the world where healthcare systems are less developed, these diseases remain extraordinarily prevalent, often claiming lives that could otherwise be saved with proper care and resources.

USAID’s demise raises fears for millions of lives across the Global South

US President Donald Trump’s administration has abolished 83 percent of aid agency’s humanitarian programmes.

Tuberculosis cases rise as U.S. aid freeze halts treatment | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

SHEMAKHOKHO, Kenya >> Dalvin Modore walked as if there was broken glass beneath his feet, stepping gingerly, his frail shoulders hunched against the anticipation of pain. His trousers had become so loose that he had to hold them up as he inched around his small farm in western Kenya.

Trump administration policies may increase risks of measles, tuberculosis, bird flu

The Trump administration is dismantling public health infrastructure in the U.S. and abroad. How ready are we for the next public health crisis?

The ‘Black Angels’ cared for tuberculosis patients when no one else would

In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.

Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak Emphasizes the Importance of Public Health Infrastructure

On COVID’s fifth anniversary, the U.S. is facing an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas that makes strong public health systems as important as ever.