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Reduced international donor funding associated with higher household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries, according to modelling study

02.27.26 | PLOS

Number of increased tuberculosis (TB)-affected households experiencing catastrophic costs by within-country income quintile, compared to no changes in donor funding. Credit: Portnoy A, et al., 2026, PLOS Medicine, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Article title: The potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study

Author countries : United States, United Kingdom

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS Medicine

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004946

Computational simulation/modeling

Not applicable

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

Keywords

Health Care Health Care Costs Health Care Delivery Medical Economics Tuberculosis

Article Information

Journal

PLOS Medicine

DOI

10.1371/journal.pmed.1004946

Method of Research

Computational simulation/modeling

Subject of Research

Not applicable

COI Statement

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

Contact Information

Claire Turner

PLOS

medicinepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:

PLOS. (2026, February 27). Reduced international donor funding associated with higher household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries, according to modelling study. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2PR7M1/reduced-international-donor-funding-associated-with-higher-household-economic-burden-of-tuberculosis-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-according-to-modelling-study.html

MLA:

"Reduced international donor funding associated with higher household economic burden of Tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries, according to modelling study." Brightsurf News, Feb. 27 2026, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LN2PR7M1/reduced-international-donor-funding-associated-with-higher-household-economic-burden-of-tuberculosis-in-low-and-middle-income-countries-according-to-modelling-study.html.