Summary
US aid cuts could accelerate the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) by disrupting treatment and diagnostic services, warns Dr. Lucica Ditiu of the Stop TB Partnership.
The US has historically provided $200M–$250M annually for TB programs, but sudden funding withdrawals have halted research, broken drug supply chains, and led to layoffs.
The WHO warns these cuts could reverse decades of progress. With 10.8M new TB cases and 1.25M deaths in 2023, experts fear a rise in untreatable TB strains.
But both sides am I right?
TB is a true horror waiting for civilization. You think mask mandates were bad? TB will make the Chinese lock downs look tame when it gets loose. It’s Last of US, without zombies, just lots of coughing.
Which reminds me, I need to go source a megawatt UV light.