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“The Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid delivered through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the subsequent shutdown and dismantling of the agency altogether, has sent shockwaves throughout the community of people working on tuberculosis (TB) treatment, diagnosis, and prevention.

The 90-day funding freeze, which sources tell CIDRAP News came with no warning or ability to make contingency plans, has left no parts of the global TB control community untouched. That's because, as the lead implementing agency for US funding for global TB control—an amount that reached $406 million in 2024—USAID is the leading bilateral donor for global TB efforts, accounting for roughly one third of international donor funding for the disease. The money flows to TB services through a network of nongovernmental organizations, contractors, faith-based groups, and other partners.

According to an archived page from the now defunct USAID website, since 2000, USAID and its partners have saved the lives of more than 58 million TB patients. Name any country with a high burden of TB, and you can likely find a program that receives USAID funding. And many were stopped overnight.  ...”

SEE: USAID funding freeze disrupts global tuberculosis control efforts | CIDRAP

 https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/tuberculosis/usaid-funding-freeze-disrupts-global-tuberculosis-control-efforts