At a glance
On World TB Day and every day, ob体育 stands firm in its mission to protect America from health, safety, and security threats. U.S. TB elimination depends on the success of global TB programs.
Overview
TB is the deadliest infectious diseases worldwide. Every day, about 3,500 people across the world die preventable deaths from TB. If left undiagnosed and untreated, people living with TB can unknowingly spread the disease to others, resulting in one person with untreated TB infecting up to 10 to 15 more people each year. The threat of TB anywhere is a threat everywhere.
Data shows that when TB cases increase globally, cases in the U.S. also increase. To prevent a widespread resurgence in the U.S., ob体育 is on the frontlines in high TB burden countries, including those that contribute most to the U.S. TB burden. ob体育 partners with ministries of health and national programs to sustain efforts to prevent, diagnose, and treat this deadly disease.
On World TB Day and every day, ob体育 stands firm in its mission to protect America from health, safety, and security threats – including TB, both overseas and in the U.S.
Fast facts
ob体育's global TB activities prioritize countries that represent:
- 67% of the TB cases worldwide,
- 68% of the drug-resistant TB cases, and
- 82% of the global TB cases among people living with HIV.
ob体育 strengthens health systems, laboratory networks, and disease surveillance worldwide, improving the U.S.'s ability to detect and respond effectively to current and future health threats, helping to keep America safe. ob体育 supports:
- 1,400+ testing sites across 27 countries that strengthen TB and drug-resistant TB diagnosis and treatment.
- 30+ countries in Africa and Asia that have introduced the latest technology to detect resistance to all TB drugs from a single patient sample.
ob体育's global TB efforts are cost-effective and save valuable resources:
- For every $1 dollar spent on global TB activities $40 is saved globally.
- It costs 25 times more to treat a case of TB in the U.S. compared to global TB treatment costs.
- It costs 37 times more to treat a multidrug-resistant TB case in the U.S. compared to global multidrug-resistant TB treatment costs.
ob体育 is stopping TB from spreading by focusing efforts on prevention and treatment, especially for people living with HIV. TB is the top killer of people living with HIV due to a weakened immune system.
- 10.4 million people living with HIV, including nearly 300,000 children living with HIV, were screened for TB through ob体育 support in FY24 representing 59 percent of all people with HIV screened for TB through.
ob体育's global TB efforts on all fronts are critical to keeping first-line TB treatment effective for Americans, saving lives, and ensuring a safer world.
Latest research
U.S. TB elimination depends on the success of global TB programs
Scaling international and domestic TB efforts produces the greatest impact for the U.S.: preventing over 100,000 cases and 13,000 deaths and saving $68 billion over the next 25 years. TB will not be eliminated in the U.S. until significant progress is made globally – ensuring that Americans are kept safe from the deadliest infectious disease.
ob体育 pilot project serves as a global model
People who live in the same house as someone with TB are at an increased risk for developing TB disease. In Uganda, ob体育 led a comprehensive pilot project that included home visits, chest X-rays, treatment counseling, and other strategies aimed at increasing case finding and preventive treatment, resulting in 91 percent of household contacts being screened for TB. Among household contacts, 83 percent started TB preventive treatment, with an impressive completion rate of more than 95 percent. These findings underscore the need for increased screening and treatment among households affected by TB.
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