Join us in making the Calls to Action reality
In response to early warnings of COVID-19 having devastating impact on people affected by tuberculosis (TB) and TB programs around the world, a survey collecting voices from the ground was launched on May 26, 2020. Separate questions and findings were collected for people with TB, frontline healthcare workers, program and policy officers, TB researchers and TB advocates. Findings present lived experiences, lessons learned, advocacy recommendations, and opportunities for mitigating the damage done by COVID-19 to get countries back on track to achieving elimination targets, as well as building back better to end TB.
Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's leading infectious disease, killing around 1.5 million people each year, which is about to be increased by the impact of COVID-19.
Global Virtual Event launching civil-society led survey findings and Call to Action
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Table of Contents
Executive Brief: KEY FINDINGS AND CALLS TO ACTION (Français, Espanol, Russian)
PRESS PACKAGE: Pressrelease and Social Media (Infographics)
COUNTRY FACT SHEETS:
PARLIAMENTARIAN BRIEFING (English, Français, Español, Russian)
KEY FINDING 1: COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on the number of people seeking and receiving healthcare for TB.
KEY FINDING 2: COVID-19 is driving people with TB into poverty, COVID-19 is driving people with TB into poverty, and social isolation is increasing inequities and human rights-related barriers to TB services.
Finding and Calls to Action 2 (Français, Espanol, Russian)
Read full chapter with results on PEOPLE WITH TB
KEY FINDING 3: Health systems around the world are weak and ill equipped to respond to simultaneous COVID-19 and TB epidemics.
Finding and Calls to Action 3 (Français, Español, Russian)
Read full chapter on FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS
KEY FINDING 4: People working in the TB field are seeing significant interruptions and diversions of their work and research to COVID-19.
Finding and Calls to Action 4 (Français, Español, Russian)
Read full chapter on POLICY AND PROGRAM OFFICERS
KEY FINDING 5: TB funding has decreased significantly since the beginning of the pandemic.
Finding and Calls to Action 5 (Français, Español, Russian)
Read full chapter on TB ADVOCATES
KEY FINDING 6: Many health facilities and programs have adapted the ways they deliver services and resources in response to COVID-19, which presents an opportunity for the future of TB care and prevention.
Finding and Calls to Action 6 (Français, Español, Russian)
Read full chapter on TB RESEARCHERS
Social Media Messages
These graphics are available for download in English (as seen below), French, Spanish and Russian
Join us in the Call to Action to maximize the impact of this collaborative initiative.
Political will is central to the global TB response and needs to be consistently cultivated and built, and we need to leverage the doors that have been opened by COVID-19.
