USAID – TB DIAH

Second Anniversary Commemoration: USAID’s Global Accelerator to End Tuberculosis

USAID recently celebrated the second anniversary of the Global Accelerator to End Tuberculosis. The virtual event included a panel of speakers sharing successes and challenges in the fight to end TB. The importance of facing the COVID-19 pandemic while remaining committed to ending TB was a common thread throughout the discussion.

The Global Accelerator to End TB—Powerfully Combining Data and Technical Assistance

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a leader in the global fight against tuberculosis (TB) for more than two decades, funding anti-TB efforts in more than 50 countries. USAID’s Global Accelerator to End TB aims to support priority country ministries of health through delivery of technical expertise to increase TB and multi drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) diagnosis and treatment; strengthen local TB organizations; speed the transition of sustainable funding and management of TB programs to governments; and improve coordination of TB programs with other health programs. Helping countries interpret and manage their data to fight TB is a key focus.

Global Panel Shares Tuberculosis Data Successes and Challenges

Global Panel Shares Tuberculosis Data Successes and ChallengesAt a major tuberculosis (TB) conference in India, experts from five countries spoke candidly about the kinds of data and analyses that could inform programs to end TB. Speaking at a satellite session during the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, in Hyderabad, India, they offered a […]

Data Hub Provides Visualizations for Decision Making

Data Hub Provides Visualizations for Decision MakingFrom the community to policymakers to funding agencies, many types of audiences benefit from seeing a clear snapshot of a country’s progress to control tuberculosis (TB). That’s why the TB Data, Impact Assessment and Communications Hub (TB DIAH) project features a website with interactive, downloadable TB data visualizations. TB […]

Union Conference Attendees Share How They Use Tuberculosis Data

Union Conference Attendees Share How They Use Tuberculosis DataHelping communities understand the impact of tuberculosis. Analyzing the progress of meeting reporting goals. Gaining a better understanding of the scope of TB drug resistance. These are just three of the ways people say they are using tuberculosis (TB) data. The quotes come from attendees at the […]

USAID and Partners Celebrate Successful First Year of Accelerating Efforts to End TB

USAID and Partners Celebrate Successful First Year of Accelerating Efforts to End TBDomestic and global stakeholders gathered at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in Washington, D.C., on November 26, to mark the first year of the Global Accelerator to End Tuberculosis (TB), an initiative of the United States Agency for International Development […]