A battery-powered TB test is reaching primary care centers where diagnosis was once impossible amid power outages. The Global Fund, CIFF, and the Aurum Institute are delivering nearly 3 million devices across 13 countries, helping close the gap for millions of undiagnosed patients.
Even under relentless missile and drone attacks, Ukraine’s health workers maintain TB surveillance across the country. With sustained Global Fund support, Ukraine has preserved its diagnostic network and put every newly diagnosed patient on lifesaving treatment, even amid war.
After 150 years of imperfect microscope testing, a portable molecular device now diagnoses tuberculosis in under thirty minutes using sputum or a tongue swab. The World Health Organization has issued its first recommendation for the technology.
In Tajikistan, Imam Sharifzoda Azalshoh has partnered with FHI 360 to reduce tuberculosis. His pioneering approach—linking religious leadership with patient support and stigma reduction—demonstrates the vital role communities play in advancing health and hope.
Physician, researcher and social media star Erlina Burhan says helping the public understand TB is the necessary next step to the killer disease’s elimination. From Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.