Thank you @stoptbusa.bsky.social & ATS for having Kate co-chair the session “The Changing Landscape Of Drug‑Resistant Tuberculosis” at the annual ATS conference. The travel support & the opportunity to interject advocacy points into this session was greatly appreciated! #TBfreeUSA #ATS2026

Congrats to #WeAreTB ‘s & #SomosTB ‘s Lisbeth on receiving the “TB Warrior Award” from NYC’s Bureau of TB Control! Lisbeth has worked tirelessly to break TB stigma by sharing on TikTok & encouraging others to do the same. You can now follow Lisbeth on YouTube too! youtube.com/@pulmoncitos...

Plan your trip to the National TB Conference at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Palm Springs, CA! A block of rooms is available at the Federal per diem rate of $ 141 + taxes & no fees! To make your hotel reservations, click here or visit our new website: tinyurl.com/Book-Roo...

NTCA Board & staff are excited & proud to share the new NTCA website. Please take a look at the new website at the link below and remember to bookmark it for future reference! nationaltbcoalition.org

It’s World TB Day and we are so grateful for the support We Are TB and Somos TB has received over the years from our partners in the fight against tuberculosis. We affirm our dedication and solidarity with people fighting this disease everywhere. Yes we can! #EndTB

NTCA is committed to our shared mission of ending TB! NTCA President Jason Cummins shares his thoughts on this 2026 World TB Day. Click here to access: conta.cc/476zZYl

The 30th NTC includes opportunities for abstract poster presentations, and for those highly scored submissions, the invitation to deliver an oral abstract presentation during the plenary sessions! Abstracts are due on Friday, April 10, 2026. Submit here: www.cvent.com/c/abst...

We Are TB’s Kelly was in DC on #TBHillDay ! Thanks to offices of @repauchincloss.bsky.social @warren.senate.gov @trahan.house.gov & Rep. Lynch for meeting w/ Kelly, @stoptbusa.bsky.social and the @tbfighters.org ! ALSO: Check out Kelly on this TB ED Talk TONIGHT!! www.youtube.com/live/g4gE2bp...

Today is the anniversary of the publication of Everything is Tuberculosis! To celebrate, we’re sitting down with Dr. Jen Furin for her TB Ed Talk, Partnering with People: Compassion and the End of Tuberculosis. Join us this evening at 8 pm Eastern/5 pm Pacific on youtube! #eitb #TBSky

This World TB Day is a sign for YOU to join the movement against DEADLIEST infectious disease in the world. Will you take the next step? Learn more 👉 resultscanada.ca/action-butto... #tuberculosis #yeswecanendtb #cdnpoli @stoptbcanada.bsky.social

TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease driven by inequality. This World TB Day, join PIH for a virtual event exploring how we eliminate TB for good. 🗓 March 24 | 12 p.m. ET Hear from global TB experts and advocates about the path forward. Save your spot: https://bit.ly/4uKJsyP

Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, but it’s also preventable and treatable. 🌍 Hear from Catherine Biglaiser, a member of PIH Engage, as she shares insights on the fight against TB and what it will take to eliminate it for good. Learn more: https://bit.ly/456k0bE

Virginia is for breathers, so very glad Tina, Zahra & Zaeem talked to their reps about their TB experiences on #TBHillDay. Thanks to the offices of @kaine.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social @repsuhas.bsky.social for meeting w them & @tbfighters.org @tballiance.bsky.social

Team Michigan certainly had a busy #TBHillDay this year! Thank you to the offices of @reprashida.govpeeps.us @debbiedingell.house.gov @slotkin.senate.gov Sen. Peters & Rep. Moolenaar for meeting with Dana and Adriana! #TBFreeUSA #EndTB #StopTB

Diane represented the great state of Ohio & #tuberculosis survivors everywhere in her meetings on TB Hill Day! Thank you to the offices of Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, Sen. John Husted, @berniemoreno.bsky.social and Rep. Joyce Beatty for meeting with Diane & the TB Roundtable! #SwagLikeOhio #TBhillDay

Let’s hear it for HESBORN! 🙌👏 Hesborn shared his experience with tuberculosis with legislators this week on #TBHillDay. Thank you to the offices of @cantwell.senate.gov Rep Jim Himes @delauro.house.gov @repdelbene.bsky.social @murray.senate.gov for meeting with Hesborn & the TB Roundtable.

Thank you to the orgs that generously provided financial support to the travel/expenses of We Are TB & Somos TB at the 2026 #TBHillDay. The inclusion of lived experience at all events for tuberculosis is essential, & we couldn’t be there without your support. We are very grateful! #EndTB #TBfreeUSA

Do NOT mess with Texas or #WeAreTB’s Tiffany, who shared her #tuberculosis knowledge & experience this week on #TBHillDay! Thank you to the offices of Rep. Alford, Sen. Cruz and Rep. Juan Cuscomani of AZ for speaking with Tiffany! #EndTB #TBfreeUSA @tbfighters.org

Webinar Recording Now Available! More Than Meets the Eye: Understanding Ocular Tuberculosis www.currytbcenter.ucsf.edu/trainings/ar... #Tuberculosis #CurryTBCenter #GotCurry #OcularTB @tbcoalitionamerica.bsky.social

On behalf of the NTCA Board, Section leadership, and staff, may this Valentine's Day be very special and full of love! - Jason Cummins, NTCA President Read our e-newsletter here: conta.cc/3ZvNDA8 #tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA

Thank you so much Tori, we are so grateful for your nomination, your support, and for everything you have done for Hill Day! We can’t say enough that we love the @tbfighters.org !!! 💚💚💚💚

Post-TB lung disease - the impact of TB on patients does not end with the course of antibiotics, characterised by substantial long-term pulmonary impairment. Proposed case definition to support assessments and interventions in research studies 👇 #TBSky #IDSky @thelancetinfdis.bsky.social

Congratulations are due for to #WeAreTB ‘s Maggy! At the NJ TB Update, Maggy was given the “NJ TB Rockstar award” for all her work advocating for people with TB in NJ, the USA, and the world! We appreciate the opportunity to honor her- Congratulations Maggy!! #TBfreeUSA

For our #InfectiousDisease Special Issue we interviewed Dr Sifumba Zolelwa who discusses how her experience as a #tuberculosis survivor, along with her training as a medical doctor, complements her work as a #PatientAdvocate journals.biologists.com/dmm/article/...

Amazing job by Sue at the Four Corners Conference last week in Colorado! Sue gave a passionate talk about her family’s history with TB and the need for social services and support. Sue is an incredible advocate for people with TB and we are so grateful for her activism! #FourCornersConference

Thank you Kelly & Aiyana for your presentation at the New England TB Clinicians Conference! It’s so important to hear from those affected by TB when we talk about the disease. Reminder that Aiyana has also shared her experiences in her recent poetry collection, The Underdream! #tuberculosis

It's a rainy day on Parliament Hill but that isn't stopping our TB advocates in the fight for Canada to #LeadOnTB ! Nearly one hundred advocates are meeting with MPs and Senators today, and you can support the fight to #EndTB too by sending a message to your MP now! pihcanada.org/tell-c...

🚨ACTION ALERT! 🚨Medicare coverage for TB infection is NOT available consistently across the country despite older Americans being at a greater risk! Please this out and contact your representatives! #tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA #Medicare

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, yet it often goes unnoticed. Every year, 10 million people fall sick and 1.5 million die. We can change this. Awareness, testing, and treatment save lives. Watch @wearetb.bsky.social Kate O’Brien explain why TB needs to matter 👇

Thank you so much to The Global TB Institute at @rutgersnewarkoll.bsky.social for having #WeAreTB ‘s Maggy present at their TB Intensive! It’s so important for people working in healthcare to hear lived experiences, thank you Maggy for sharing yours! #tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA #EndTB

Thanks @globalhealthorg.bsky.social & @worldhepalliance.bsky.social for having Kate for “Exploring the Overlap Between NCDs & Communicable Diseases”. Many people in #tuberculosis treatment are also managing other health concerns - everyone deserves comprehensive care! #UNGA #TB

Celebrating the release of Aiyana’s poetry collection, The Underdream, out on August 19th! Aiyana wrote these poems while healing from #Tuberculosis during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pre-order until August 12 for 20% off retail price. Use QR code or check out: www.AiyanaMasla.com/poetry

Projecting the impact and costs of near point-of-care tuberculosis screening assays in community-based active case finding ✅ Just Accepted ✍️ @jasonandrews.bsky.social #IDSky

Get ready for a #TBReaders Q&A! We'll be talking with #PhantomPlague author, Vidya Krishnan, a week from today on Fri July 18, 11am ET/8am PT. Head to the TBReaders discord to submit your questions: tbfighter.link/tbrea...

Have you registered yet for the 2025 Virtual National TB Conference? tbconference.cventevents.com/event/1522a2... The abstract submission deadline is July 18th! #Tuberculosis #NTCA2025 #TBSky

Congrats to Maggy for her graduation from @harvard.edu Business School’s Analytics Program & her Leadership Degree! A #Tuberculosis diagnosis shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals. We all deserve the care & support to finish TB treatment & live a healthy life! #WeAreTB can help w/ the support

Sorry we missed you last week! Support Space is back on tonight at 8pm ET / 5pm PT - a free, confidential tuberculosis support group meeting in English over zoom! Open to anyone in the USA in TB treatment, post TB treatment, and their families. Don’t do this alone! #tuberculosis

No meeting tonight! If you or someone you love is being treated or was treated for TB & you are looking to join us, please check out WeAreTB.com - our next (English) meeting is July 7th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. 💚

@tschampl.bsky.social @wearetb.bsky.social

Your representatives are waiting on YOUR call! 📱 There are two advocacy sessions almost every day this week! Find the one that fits your schedule best: tbfighter.link/calendar

Talk to someone who understands! #WeAreTB has free, confidential online support groups. Our English one is tonight & most Mondays, at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Talk to people who have been through treatment, are in treatment now, and their families in a safe and judgement free space. We are here for you! 💚

Thank you to #WeAreTB & #SomosTB’s Nicole for contributing to this article and for being an amazing advocate!! wtop.com/health-fitne...

Maggy of #WeAreTB joined the @tbfighters.org on #TBHillDay & shared her experience with #Tuberculosis & the need for funding for TB programs & research. Thanks to the offices of Sen. Wicker, Sen. Dianes, Sen. Capito, Sen. Ricketts, Sen. Hoeven & Rep. Clark for speaking with Maggy! We can #EndTB !

Thank you to the offices of Rep. Juan Vargas, @padilla.senate.gov & @reptedlieu.bsky.social for meeting with #WeAreTB & #SomosTB ‘s Jackie. Jackie also did an incredible job at a Congressional briefing, thank you for sharing so much of yourself and for being a great advocate Jackie! #Tuberculosis

#WeAreTB’s Shaka & Tiffany had a massive #TBHillDay ! Thanks to offices of Rep. John Rose, Sen. Cornyn, Rep. Jake Ellzey, @delauro.house.gov , Sen. Hagerty , Sen. Blackburn & Senator Ted Cruz for talking about #Tuberculosis w/ Shaka, Tiffany, Jason of NTCA & Srishti of @theglobalfight.bsky.social !

Thank you to the offices of @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social , @repritchie.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov for meeting w/ #WeAreTB ‘s Greg on #TBHillDay ! No one needs to die from #Tuberculosis, thank you Greg for sharing your experience. @tballiance.bsky.social & @tbfighters.org #TBfreeUSA #EndTB

Thanks to the offices of @senatormarkmann.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @repsuhas.bsky.social , @repciscomani.bsky.social & Rep. Gerry Connolly for meeting with #WeAreTB ‘s Tina & Zahra. We can make a TB free Virginia, Arizona & world! #Tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA #STOPTB @tbfighters.org

Thank you to @heinrich.senate.gov & @lujan.senate.gov for meeting w/ #WeAreTB’s Sue last week on #TBHillDay. #Tuberculosis is a curable disease we can eliminate with the right leadership & resources. Thanks for your advocacy Sue! #TBfreeUSA #EndTB #STOPTB @tbfighters.org @tballiance.bsky.social

#WeAreTB finished our annual #TBHillDay w/the TB Roundtable, with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social & the incredible @tbfighters.org ! So grateful for the passionate new voices joining this movement & for the long term support & expertise of the Roundtable. Over 200 meetings this year - amazing!

Training day: ✅ Next up: #TBHillDay! We have a lot of work ahead of us to #EndTB, but isn't it fun doing the work with such great friends ❤️