Tuberculosis

	On March 24, the world commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day by celebrating the tremendous progress that has been made in combatting this disease. Learn more.

With USAID at the forefront, the United States Government (USG) is an international leader in the fight to prevent and control tuberculosis (TB), which kills about 1.8 million people annually. Over the past 12 years, the U.S. Government has provided approximately $953 million through USAID’s programs to improve TB services in 40 countries, saving lives and preventing the spread of TB and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB. The goal of the USG efforts to control TB is to contribute significantly to the reduction of TB transmission and deaths globally, which is laid out in the newly released USG Global TB Strategy [PDF, 485KB].

• Download the TB Fast Facts [PDF, 118KB] to learn more.
• Learn more about the TB technical areas.
• View the latest information on work USAID is doing to fight TB in countries across the globe.
• Read USAID's Key Achievements and Success Stories.
• Read issues of Tuberculosis E-News.
  
  

 

 

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Fiscal Year 2009 Report to Congress: Building Partnerships to Control TB This report provides an overview of USAID’s TB programs, country-level activities, health systems and human resource capacity development, USAID-supported research, and partnerships in global TB control. Download the report [PDF, 2MB] USG Tuberculosis Strategy In response to the urgent need to control the spread of TB, the U.S. Congress passed the Reauthorization Act supporting a substantial increase in USG funding for TB treatment and control over a five-year period. The Reauthorization Act requests the development of a USG Global Tuberculosis Strategy. Download the USG TB Strategy. [PDF, 485KB]