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Treatment Action Group (TAG) is an independent, activist, and community-based research and policy think tank committed to racial, gender, and LGBTQ+ equity; social justice; and liberation, fighting to end HIV, TB, and hepatitis C virus (HCV).

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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 5h
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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Georgetown Center for Global Health Policy & Politics @ghpp.georgetown.edu · 22/09/2026
Join TB advocates calling for action, ambition, and accountability in scaling up TB testing. Go to tinyurl.com/TBGDA to find out more. #TestToBeatTB @treatmentactiongroup.org, @globaltbcaucus.bsky.social
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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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StopTB USA @stoptbusa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@codaleynews.bsky.social of @coloradopublic.bsky.social has done some excellent reporting on this as well.
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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 · 02/09/2026
One week away! Join TAG for a free screening of "How to Survive a Plague" next Wednesday, Sept. 9 from 5 - 8 p.m. at the Housing Works Bookstore. We updated the URL for tickets, snag yours here: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/htsap_movies...
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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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SCDI Vietnam @scdivietnam.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
💪 Strengthening drug-resistant TB care in Nghe An province With the support from @treatmentactiongroup.org, we recently held two #DrugResistantTB training sessions in Nghe An province, bringing together ~160 healthcare professionals and Community System to End TB (CSET) members.
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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 12/08/2026
Fauci spent 50+ years leading the fight against HIV/AIDS, SARS, Ebola, MERS, Zika, and COVID-19. Last week, a GOP-controlled Senate committee voted 8-5 to hold him in contempt of Congress and send the matter straight to a corrupted DOJ. 🔗 www.treatmentactiongroup.org/statement/dr...
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Dr. Anthony S. Fauci Should be Celebrated as a Public Health Hero, Not Harassed and Persecuted by Anti-Science Bigots – Treatment Action Group
Treatment Action Group (TAG) calls for recognition of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci as a public health hero who has helped lead the global research and public health responses to multiple pandemics including H...
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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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Wim Vandevelde @wimvandevelde.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
« There are more @ViiV and @Gilead advertising posters in the airport in Rio this week than people in Brazil using their #PrEP products » - Mark Harrington, Treatment Action Group (TAG) @treatmentactiongroup.org #AIDS2026
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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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Liz Highleyman @lizhighleyman.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Activists at #AIDS2026 call for accessible HIV treatment & prevention, breaking drug patents — & a cure. “Pills cost pennies, greed cost lives!”
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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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APHA @apha.org · 13/07/2026
Today is the last day to tell OMB not to put politics over science and public health.
A title slide shows a photo of an entrance to the National Institutes of Health by hoto by G. Edward Johnson with a black gradient over it along with the words, "Why is scientific research under threat?" At the bottom is the APHA logoWhite text in a navy blue box says, "In early 2025, the Trump administration abruptly canceled NIH grants for research that did not align with its policies. Studies on vaccine hesitancy, LGBTQIA+ health, Black maternal mortality and more were defunded, leaving many researchers unemployed." Beneath the box is a photo by Geoff Livingston of a protest around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool where people are holding signs. The sign in front says, "Explain how gutting the NIH makes America great."White text on a blue background says, "APHA and other organizations fought back, suing the NIH. Now, the administration is looking to circumvent the courts by fundamentally changing the grant process through the Office of Management and Budget." Beneath that is black text over an image of a ripped piece of paper that says, “In spring 2025, the American Civil Liberties Union joined the American Public Health Association and a union representing many postdocs in suing the NIH, arguing the terminations were arbitrary and capricious — issued, as Sosa put it, without legal basis. Courts agreed in early rounds, and grants began to be restored.” Medscape, June 29, 2026. That is a quote from this article: https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/science-interrupted-lasting-impact-terminated-grants-2026a1000m1l?form=fpfWhite and yellow text on a black background says, "OMB’s proposal would: Authorize political appointees to award federal grants based on political ideology instead of scientists and policy experts awarding grants based on evidence-based research; Allow those appointees to cancel, suspend or modify grants at any time and for any reason; Block federal funding for implementing programs that include DEIA, “gender ideology,” and international collaboration; Restrict the use of grant funds for professional development like attending conferences"
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Asia Russell @asia-ilse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
I am thrilled !!! & looking forward to celebrating the power of AIDS activism w/ dear comrades at @treatmentactiongroup.org on Oct 15 at their 2026 soirée. Also I am grateful to be recognized as a 2026 honoree. If you've never been, you're in for great time. YOU WILL LEAVE INSPIRED ❤️‍🔥🔥🥳 🥂
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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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Birat Nepal Medical Trust @bnmtnepal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
@treatmentactiongroup.org is seeking a consultant to coordinate and strengthen the work of the Community Research Advisors Group (CRAG), one of the longest-running community advisory boards in tuberculosis research. Learn more and apply👇: www.treatmentactiongroup.org/cragconsulta...
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Community Research Advisors Group (CRAG) Consultant – Treatment Action Group
Treatment Action Group (TAG) is seeking a consultant to coordinate and strengthen the work of the Community Research Advisors Group (CRAG), one of the longest-running community advisory boards in tube...
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TAG - Treatment Action Group @treatmentactiongroup.org · 22/06/2026
The White House is trying to weaponize federal grant funding and the comment period is open until July 13. Under the proposed rules, appointees could override peer review, terminate grants without notice, ban international research collaborations, and more. www.treatmentactiongroup.org/ombproposal/
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TAG Statement: OMB Proposal Would Turn Federal Grants Into a Political Tool – Treatment Action Group
The White House Office Of Management and Budget (OMB) under the direction of Russell Vought is seeking a regulatory blessing to use Federal grant funding as a tool for political extortion, violation o...
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TBFighters @tbfighters.org · 17/06/2026
These queens are serving charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and tuberculosis. Sound off in the comments, which one are you rating 10/10? Or better yet, share your ideas with the hashtag #DragQueensForDrugAccess #TBSky #PeopleOverProfit @treatmentactiongroup.org
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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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TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Applications still very welcome.
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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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TAGHIVscience @taghivscience.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
In The News: CAR-T Cells for #HIV tagbsvcproject.blog/2026/05/13/i...
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In The News: CAR-T Cells for HIV
Media coverage:  A Single Infusion Could Suppress H.I.V. for Years, Study Suggests – Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, May 11, 2026 Small study shows one-time cell therapy can control …
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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 · 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 · 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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