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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

09.10.25 | PLOS

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

PLOS Global Public Health

10.1371/journal.pgph.0004899

10-Sep-2025

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

Keywords

Government Science Policy Scientific Community Tuberculosis

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Global Public Health
DOI
10.1371/journal.pgph.0004899
Article Publication Date
2025-09-10
COI Statement
Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Charlotte Bhaskar
PLOS
cbhaskar@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, September 10). The withdrawal of U.S. funding for tuberculosis could lead to up to 2.2 million additional deaths between 2025 and 2030 inclusive. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12D5P3E1/the-withdrawal-of-us-funding-for-tuberculosis-could-lead-to-up-to-22-million-additional-deaths-between-2025-and-2030-inclusive.html
MLA:
"The withdrawal of U.S. funding for tuberculosis could lead to up to 2.2 million additional deaths between 2025 and 2030 inclusive." Brightsurf News, Sep. 10 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/12D5P3E1/the-withdrawal-of-us-funding-for-tuberculosis-could-lead-to-up-to-22-million-additional-deaths-between-2025-and-2030-inclusive.html.