Did you know that the NHS offers free latent TB infection testing and treatment to people at greatest risk of TB? As at you GP surgery or find out more at www.thetruthabouttb.org. Prevention is better than cure. #worldtbday2026 #worldtbday

Would you know the signs of TB? Early detection is life-saving: ~A persistent cough (3 weeks or more) ~Unexplained weight loss ~Fever and night sweats ~Extreme fatigue Don’t wait. Speak to a healthcare professional. TB is treatable and curable! #TBAwareness #WorldTBDay #WorldTBDay2026

TB isn’t a disease of the past - it's here in the UK today. TB can affect anyone, regardless of where they live or who they are. We are working together with @bhaforequality.bsky.social to raise awareness and break the stigma, for a TB-free future. Join us #WorldTBDay. #EndTB #WorldTBDay2026

Tuberculosis at a crossroads - The Lancet Global Health www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Tuberculosis at a crossroads

This World Tuberculosis Day, as ever, the world has everything it needs to end tuberculosis in our lifetimes. Yet in 2024, 1·23 million people died of tuberculosis, indicating that tuberculosis persis...

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Three reasons why the European region should worry about TB Comment @lancetrespirmed.bsky.social with Hans Kluge European nations must continue to stay engaged in global health, continue to provide humanitarian assistance, and do everything possible to address TB www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Three reasons why the European region should worry about tuberculosis

Despite decades of experience, advanced health systems, and deep medical knowledge, the WHO European region is still at risk from the global epidemic of tuberculosis. There are at least three pressing...

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TB in the Coventry #Amazon warehouse sounds alarming, but there's no need to panic. The NHS is testing anyone at risk. Acting quickly stops TB in its tracks. Speak to a Dr for ongoing cough, tiredness, fever, night sweats, weight loss, loss of appetite. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgl8nw13wpgo

Amazon confirms it had TB outbreak at Coventry warehouse

As staff continue to be tested as a precaution, Amazon says, a union calls for the site's closure.

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Exposure to silica dust and cramped conditions, puts miners at high risk of tuberculosis (TB). When they get sick, the whole family is plunged into a cycle of poverty. We're on the ground in India, bringing life-saving screening care to marble workers. Please donate today: www.justgiving.com/tbalert

Had a great time volunteering with @tb-alert.bsky.social and chatting with lots of respiratory experts at the British Thoracic Society Winter Meeting today. #BTSWinter

Great celebration of TB Alert's digital-first relaunch at the BTS Winter Conference today. We're now moving forward with a strong, modernised approach to ensure we continue our vital work and make the greatest possible impact on TB. #TBAlert #EndTB @tbaction.bsky.social @thetruthabouttb.bsky.social

We are so proud of @thattillyrose.bsky.social (who came to us for support during her TB journey) on the continued success of her book 'Be Patient'! We are grateful that her unhappy experience is now driving awareness of TB. An Amazon choice, it is now 99p on Kindle for November: shorturl.at/s7QLI

Be Patient: Life, loss and laughter from behind the hospital curtain

Tilly's poignant memoir offers raw, compassionate insights into Britain's healthcare, blending dark humor with profound lessons on perseverance and human connection.

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There is a UK national shortage of some anti-TB medicines, expected to last until at least the end of 2025. Please be reassured that plans are in place to protect your health. Please find out more at bit.ly/4o8s6Yk or contact TB Alert: -contact@tbalert.org -https://healthunlocked.com/tb-alert

We're giving a big shout out to Alex Harris, who is running 10K next year to raise money for our life saving work. Alex first learnt of the historic impact of TB through her English degree. She was then inspired to act after reading John Green's contemporary account. justgiving.com/page/alex-ha...

Thankfully, TB is no longer in fashion! Though sadly, it has not been confined to the history books: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

How Tuberculosis Shaped Victorian Fashion

The deadly disease—and later efforts to control it—influenced trends for decades

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The All Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB has launched an inquiry into increasing TB rates. If you have professional or lived experience of TB, your insights are vital. Help identify gaps, highlight good practice & shape a TB strategy for England: www.tbalert.org/news-article/appg-tb-inquiry

*Paid interview* Share your story of TB and migration in a confidential one-to-one interview (phone or video) to share your experience as of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and support pre and post-entry to the UK. Findings will inform a National TB Action Plan. Get involved: contact@tbalert.org

*Paid interview* Share your story of TB and migration in a confidential one-to-one interview (phone or video) to share your experience as of screening, diagnosis, treatment, and support pre and post-entry to the UK. Findings will inform a National TB Action Plan. Get involved: contact@tbalert.org

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB has launched an inquiry into increasing TB rates. If you have professional or lived experience of TB, your insights are vital. Help identify gaps, highlight good practice & shape a TB strategy for England: www.tbalert.org/news-article/appg-tb-inquiry

A devastating but sadly not unexpected development: www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/aug/28/health-malawi-tuberculosis-tb-drugs-shortages-poverty-aid-cuts-who. It should not need to be said, but TB anywhere is TB everywhere so we must not forsake the most vulnerable.

Malawi set to run out of TB drugs in a month after US, UK and others cut aid

Gains in cutting deaths from tuberculosis at risk as health officials warn clinics forced to ration drugs and testing

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Unsurprising but horrifying. Wherever there are people forced into crowded living conditions, there will be tuberculosis. Wherever people are dehumanized, there will be tuberculosis. prospect.org/health/2025-...

Tuberculosis Spawning in Crowded, Dirty ICE Detention Centers

Doctors and medical researchers expect more outbreaks of infectious disease as the Trump administration crams thousands more people into miserable conditions.

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In 2023, Tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 to once again become the world’s deadliest infectious disease. 🫁 Learn more about what TB is, how it spreads, and why health equity is the key to stopping it 👇 scienceupfirst.com/public-healt... #ScienceUpFirst

Exciting news! All the content for our new website has gone to production. The countdown for our relaunch is officially on. Donate now to help us maintain this momentum and bring you even more TB information and resources: www.justgiving.com/charity/tbalert

Your story is powerful. Whether you're a person with lived experience, a healthcare professional or an advocate – your insight can bring TB the attention it deserves. If TB has touched your life in any way, share your story now 🔗www.thetruthabouttb.org/talking-tb/stories/share-your-story

Your voice can change lives! Help shape TB Alert's future by taking our quick survey. Your input directly influences our new digital-first strategy to #EndTB #TB #tuberculosis. Take the survey: bit.ly/4lfUIh1

Important new @msfaccess.org report highlights how even EU countries lack appropriate access to #tuberculosis medicines💊. "Bridging the gap: Securing access to essential #TB medicines in the EU and EEA" msfaccess.org/bridging-gap... (other high-income countries like Canada face similar challenges)

This is a worrying development when we know that smoking increases vulnerability to #TB #tuberculosis by stressing the immune system and also results in a poorer response to treatment.

Mun-Keat Looi@munkeatlooi.bsky.social · last yr.

E-cigarettes risk “renormalising” smoking, says major new WHO report www.bmj.com/content/389/...

TB Alert needs YOU! We were hard hit by the pandemic and continued difficult global funding environment. But we’re responding strongly with a digital-first relaunch. We need your input at this critical moment, to shape our future www.tbalert.org/about-us/a-new-chapter/ #YourVoiceMatters #EndTB

The financial ground is shifting beneath global health - with critical TB programmes bearing the brunt. Services are disrupted, and ongoing drug trials face abrupt endings. This is a direct threat to lives and our ambition to #EndTB by 2035. Alternative donors are needed now - lives depend on it.

Max Kozlov@maxkozlov.bsky.social · last yr.

Researcher Amita Gupta has spent more than a decade planning and running a $70-million trial to study a new tuberculosis drug, enrolling ~6,000 participants in 13 countries. It might all have been for nothing. That's because a new NIH policy has abruptly cut off billions to trials abroad. 🧪

A huge thanks to Ruth Roberts for completing the Great Birmingham Run to raise over £200 for TB Alert! This is a fantastic effort, not least because Ruth has lasting effects to her knee from TB. Despite this, Ruth smiled through the pain and came out victorious - a testament to all who beat TB!

Congratulations to Sameer Sah, TB Alert's former Director of Overseas Programmes, on receiving the new British Humanitarian Medal from King Charles! This award recognises his vital role securing healthcare for those affected by the Gaza conflict, as Head of Programmes at Medical Aid to Palestinians.

📢 #EUTestingWeek! Did you know TB can hide in your body for years without making you ill? 🗣️ If you have links to a country with high rates of TB or work in an occupation that increases your risk ask about a latent TB test. Prevention is better than cure. #LatentTB #Tuberculosis #eutestingweek