The Impacts of COVID-19 on TB

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s leading infectious disease killing around 1.5 million people each year. In response to early warnings of COVID-19 having devastating impacts on people affected by TB and TB programs around the world, 10 diverse global networks quickly came together to take action. A survey collecting voices from the ground affected by TB 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.