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The withdrawal of U.S. funding for tuberculosis could lead to up to 2.2 million additional deaths between 2025 and 2030 inclusive

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The withdrawal of U.S. funding for tuberculosis could lead to up to 2.2 million additional deaths between 2025 and 2030 inclusive

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Impact of a US Aid freeze and cut on tuberculosis deaths across 26 HBCs from 2025–2030

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Credit: Carel Pretorius, adapted from Mandal et al., 2025, PLOS Global Public Health, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

The withdrawal of U.S. funding for tuberculosis could lead to up to 2.2 million additional deaths between 2025 and 2030 inclusive, per modelling study across 26 high-burden TB countries.

 

Article URL: https://plos.io/423TG0g

Article Title: A deadly equation: The global toll of US TB funding cuts

Author Countries: Switzerland, United States

Funding: The authors received no specific funding for this work.

Journal

PLOS Global Public Health

DOI

10.1371/journal.pgph.0004899

Article Publication Date

10-Sep-2025

COI Statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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