The Journal of the American Medical Association recently posted an article online about the 20-year history of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). It is a story of a devastating disease and what can be done to meet that challenge.
There is a popular phrase in public health circles that people are living with AIDS and dying of tuberculosis, or TB. Much of the health infrastructure for dealing with TB in low-income countries was repurposed for the covid-19 pandemic. As covid-19 mortality rates are declining, TB is re-emerging as the most common cause of death from infectious disease worldwide.
It doesn’t have to be that way.
I sincerely hope that more legislators will follow the example of my representative, Rep. Suzan DelBene, to pass HR 1776, the Stop TB Now Act.
Mary Minor
Snohomish
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