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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 8h

We're thrilled to welcome Nina Schwalbe, MPH, PhD, to the TAG Board of Directors. Nina brings a wealth of expertise to TAG’s work fighting for better treatment, prevention, and a cure for HIV, TB, and hepatitis C. Read TAG’s statement: bit.ly/4hAkjCb

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 30/09/2026

Join @kncvtbplus.bsky.social for a webinar on practical experiences, lessons learned, and innovative approaches to strengthening #aDSM systems in TB programs.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 29/09/2026

TB advocates from across the world called on their Ministries of Health to address the diagnostic gap leaving millions with TB undiagnosed. With WHO endorsing a new class of near point-of-care tests, we have an opportunity to transform TB diagnosis and connect more people to care. #TestToTreatTB

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 23/09/2026

Global Day of Action: TB's weakest link is diagnosis. The tests are recommended, available, affordable and accessible. Now countries must follow through on commitments with national rollout plans with annual targets. Advocates in 27 countries & 167 organizations are pushing for them. #TestToBeatTB

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 17/09/2026

In a recent publication, Infections Post-inequalities: Realizing the End of Tuberculosis Through Equitable Economic Orders, TAG staff explore TB as a proxy metric for the failure to decolonize global health and to realize the rights to health and science. Read here: bit.ly/4xZE8bI

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 10/09/2026

The RIAA are coming up next month! Our biggest fundraising event of the year celebrates those protecting public health through science, performing arts, and advocacy. Shout out to our wonderful sponsors and donors who make this night happen. 🔗 Tickets: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa2026/

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 08/09/2026

Tomorrow! TAG hosts a free screening of "How to Survive a Plague" + activist panel. The doc on AIDS activists who fought their way into research & changed an epidemic — the fight that birthed TAG. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/htsap_movies...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 04/09/2026

Inhumane ICE practices create ideal conditions for TB. Exposed individuals haven't been separated from others, and the facility is refusing to cooperate with CO public health agencies. TB incidence is already 10x higher in incarcerated populations. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ic...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 31/08/2026

DR-TB treatment typically contain four or more powerful drugs, necessary to fight TB, but affect's the body's normal functions too. TAG's new materials build community treatment literacy on side effects and supports drug safety monitoring. treatmentactiongroup.org/2026-drtb-community-materials

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 21/08/2026

We're kicking off our 2026 Research in Action Awards honoree announcements with someone who defies easy categorization. Morgan Bassichis's show "Can I Be Frank?" honors Frank Maya – one of the first openly gay comedians - who died of AIDS in 1995. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa2026/

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 17/08/2026

We're hosting a FREE movie screening of "How to Survive a Plague" next month. Following the screening, panelists from different movements will share their ideologies and perspectives on community organizing. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/htsap_moving...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 10/08/2026

Webinar alert! 🚨 Part I will focus on WHO guidelines and treatment options. Part II will focus on how to address extensively drug-resistant TB, including treatment guidelines, compassionate use, and more. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/drtb-webinar...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 04/08/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report is live! Read about our biggest wins from 2025 – a pivotal year for public health organizing. As budget cuts and program rollbacks threatened decades of science, TAG stood ready to defend the public's health. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/2025-annual-...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 28/07/2026

Storytelling is a powerful public health tool. The Moth + Gates Foundation are running a Nairobi storytelling workshop (Sept 29-Oct 1, 2026) for scientists/researchers on the frontlines of HIV, TB & malaria research. Apply by Aug 4, 10 a.m. ET 👇 airtable.com/appZu843eHQ5...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 28/07/2026

287 million people live with viral hepatitis, one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. On World Hepatitis Day and everyday, TAG works to realize a world free of hepatitis C for everyone, everywhere. Read our latest HCV storyboards: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/publication/...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 23/07/2026

TAG leads community engagement with orgs across the world. 🇿🇦 South Africa: Traditional healers shift community understanding of DR-TB. 🇳🇬 Nigeria: Working to strengthen DR-TB management and expand access. 🇮🇩 Indonesia: Patients are experiencing what a shorter regimen means.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 22/07/2026

We commend the introduction of the House companion bill to the Cure Hep. C Act, a bipartisan bill that creates a nationwide federal program that guarantees access to HCV testing and treatment. Find out what we're pushing for in the final bill: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/hc...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 20/07/2026

Big news: @unitaid.bsky.social & @clintonglobal.bsky.social struck a deal with 2 AI-powered TB screening companies, slashing software costs 65% via a flat annual fee per connected X-ray device. Chest X-rays are key to catching TB early — but some areas have 1 radiologist per 1M people to read them.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 15/07/2026

A proposed rule would let political appointees override scientific peer review — deciding which federal research grants get funded based on politics, not merit. Nearly 500K public comments flooded in, overwhelmingly opposed.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 13/07/2026

Poetry can be a powerful public health tool. In a recently written poem, Bakyt Myrzaliev writes passionately and inquisitively about side effects, the high burden of countless pills, and ultimately calls for investments into newer forms of care. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/tbpoem/

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 09/07/2026

🎉 Save the date! TAG's Research in Action Awards is October 15. Each year we honor the activists, scientists, and leaders driving the fight to end HIV, TB, and hep C. RIAA is our biggest fundraiser of the year, having raised over $5.5 million since 1997. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/riaa2026/

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 17/06/2026

This year marks our 6th Annual Pride Health Fair — a necessary act of political resistance in response to attacks on healthcare, LGBTQIA+ communities, and human dignity. As healthcare becomes unaffordable, this event remains a opportunity to provide care while building community power.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 09/06/2026

Huge congratulations to TAG’s Gov. Relations Associate Kendall Martinez-Wright for receiving a Heroes Award from Capital Pride Alliance! Kendall is regularly on the frontlines defending HIV funding, advocating for public health budgets, and protecting health care for at-risk populations.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 08/06/2026

On Friday night, TAG stood alongside our partners at the @nycaidsmemorial.bsky.social for a candlelight vigil, rally, march, and die in. The event marked HIV/AIDS Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day and commemorates a solemn milestone: the 45th anniversary of the CDC’s first report on the epidemic.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 04/06/2026

45 years ago tomorrow, the CDC published a few paragraphs describing five cases of rare pneumonia among young gay men in LA. No one knew it marked the beginning of one of the deadliest epidemics in modern history. 🧵

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 02/06/2026

Today, public health and HIV activists were arrested while interrupting Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. Our message rang out loud and clear: "Rubio's cuts kill people with AIDS. PEPFAR saves lives."

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 01/06/2026

Last year, lawmakers cut over $1 trillion in health funding. The worst consequences haven't hit yet but they will. June 1–7, #SevenDaysInJune is a grassroots campaign to fight back before it's too late. We're demanding elected officials protect affordability, research, and public health.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 26/05/2026

Can AI & digital storytelling improve drug safety monitoring for people with drug-resistant TB? Join TAG & KNCV TB Plus for a webinar to find out: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/webinar/tb-t...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 22/05/2026

TAG and LAT CAB welcome an Indian Patent Office decision that could help expand access to affordable hepatitis C treatment by reducing barriers to generic competition. It’s time to prioritize access over patents. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/indian-gp-decision/ #HCV #AccessToMedicines

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 21/05/2026

TAG is profoundly troubled by reports that NIH's NOFO process is being hijacked by political interference — withdrawing and cancelling grants for HIV vaccine and HCV research with no explanation. 🧵

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 15/05/2026

Yesterday, TAG Government Relations and Policy Associate Kendall Martinez-Wright spoke at the UN Interactive Multi-Stakeholder Hearing on HIV/AIDS – an accountability mechanism for evaluating urgent priorities and identifying gaps in the global HIV response.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 13/05/2026

Congratulations to TAG Executive Director Mark Harrington for being honored with a Wakefield Outstanding Dedication Award presented by the HIV Trials Network! Read more and watch Mark’s full acceptance speech: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/ma...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 08/05/2026

We’re hiring a programmatic communications coordinator to power the fast-moving tuberculosis team’s digital communications work! Please share with your networks! 🧪🔬 Learn more and apply: bit.ly/TAGcomms

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 07/05/2026

We're excited to share a view into how our HIV project team is working to end the HIV epidemic! 🧪🔬 Your generous support makes our work possible. Consider supporting our work with a donation: bit.ly/3RpAJm6 Check out the full series here: bit.ly/4ndPaWv

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 30/04/2026

"When treatment is easier than taking pills for 8-12 weeks, more people say yes. Long-acting HCV therapies could transform care, adherence, and quality of life,” said TAG Acting HCV Project Director Joelle Dountio Ofimboudem. Project support from @unitaid.bsky.social @celtliverpool.bsky.social.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 27/04/2026

TAG's Mike Frick and Mark Harrington, in collaboration with researcher Dzintars Gotham, published a piece in Vaccine Journal on adjuvant supply chains that are the foundation for new TB and malaria vaccines. 🔗: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 23/04/2026

Science, advocacy, and community. That's how lifesaving HIV, TB & hepatitis C research reaches the people who need it most. We just shared our vision for the path forward. Watch the full conversation and support the work: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/thepathforwa...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 19/04/2026

With Médecins du Monde, TAG built WorthTheCure.org, a hub for the latest HCV science, training resources for communities, and awareness art by New Yorkers affected by HCV.

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 19/04/2026

Today is #WorldLiverDay! 🩺 Hepatitis C (HCV) can lead to liver cancer if untreated, yet 95%-effective cures (DAAs) exist. The problem isn't science. It's access. A thread on what TAG is doing about it. 🧵

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 15/04/2026

🧵 "PEPFAR saves lives, spend the money!" Today, HIV/AIDS activists and former USAID employees took that message directly to OMB Director Russell Vought during a congressional hearing in D.C. and they weren't leaving quietly. (1/4)

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 09/04/2026

TAG presents "What TB Treatment Advocates Need to Know about Active TB Drug Safety Monitoring & Pharmacovigilance (aDSM/PV)". 🫁 New shorter, all-oral DR-TB regimens (BPaL/M, BEAT, endTB) are a game-changer, but pharmacovigilance is key. Register: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/web.../adsm-...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 08/04/2026

The CDC paused testing for rabies, mpox, measles, and plans to permanently cut dozens of others. With a 20% workforce cut and 41% budget slash proposed, this is a public health crisis in the making. Reinstate testing now. 🔗 Read our full statement: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/cd...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 07/04/2026

TB is still the world's leading infectious disease killer and in 2024, an estimated 2.7 million people who developed TB went undiagnosed. New near point-of-care (NPOC) tests could change that. Check out our NPOC TB test factsheet and learn how to navigate Global Fund's Grant Cycle 8. 🧵(1/3)

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 27/03/2026

Tamrin, TAG TB Project Co-Director Mike Frick, and Senior TB Project Associate Erin McConnell discussed how works like "Wuthering Heights", "Sinners", and "Moulin Rouge" reflect TB's present-day reality and why new narratives are needed to combat stigma. 🧵(2/3)

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 27/03/2026

To mark #WorldTBDay, TAG joined "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" cast member Tamrin Goldberg for a panel on TB advocacy, exploring how pop culture storytelling shapes our understanding of tuberculosis today. 🧵(1/3) Thanks for hosting @rutgershealth.org @nychealthy.bsky.social!

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 25/03/2026

We’re hiring an Administrator at TAG. NYC-based, $65–75K + full benefits. Support the ops behind our lifesaving work on HIV, TB, and hepatitis C. Apply: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/about-us/wor...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 24/03/2026

TB killed 1.2 million people in 2024. It's the deadliest infectious disease. On #WorldTBDay, TAG releases A Shot at Success – A Vax-Zine on New TB Vaccines. We stand with affected communities to fight misinformation, demand urgency, and push for new treatments. 🔗 taglink.info/WorldTBDay2026

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 18/03/2026

War is a public health crisis. TAG condemns the U.S. war in Iran. Billions are spent daily on weapons while health programs are cut. We're calling on Congress to reject military spending and invest in health care instead. We choose health. We choose research. 🔗 bit.ly/TAGwarStatem...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 18/03/2026

Take part in the TB Vax ARM survey on civil society priorities for TB vaccine preparedness & access to inform important elements of future TB vaccine access instruments. 📅Until Fri, 3 Apr 2026 ⏲️~20-25 mins Languages: EN, FR, ES, PT, RU 🔗: forms.gle/E5dAakmkVZ42...

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 13/03/2026

We’re hiring a Grant Officer at Treatment Action Group. Help support the grants and partnerships that sustain our work advancing HIV, TB, and HCV research, policy, and advocacy. Learn more and apply: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/about-us/wor... Please share!

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