WASHINGTON — New data from the Worl

WASHINGTON — New data from the World Health Organization shows that we have allowed a preventable, curable disease to become the world’s biggest communicable killer. The millenniums-old lung disease tuberculosis now outranks even H.I.V./AIDS in the number of lives it claims. The fact is that we’ve been very successful at curing people of TB since the 1950s — so why is this illness still such a scourge?

TB is an airborne infectious disease. If untreated, one person with TB can infect 10 to 15 others in the space of a year. The existing vaccine is largely ineffective, and there is no simple test where most people first get care. Drug-resistant strains of the disease continue to spread, far outpacing the development of new drugs. And the treatment for drug-resistant TB can be grueling, with sometimes devastating side effects.

These challenges are real, but the biggest problem we face with tuberculosis is not scientific. It’s political.

TB has climbed up the list of major killers worldwide, but it’s stuck at the bottom of the list of political priorities.

We need look no further than the Obama administration, which can and must do much more on TB. The president’s budget request has proposed slashing international funding for TB in each of the last four years, including a planned cut this year alone of $45 million from the previous budget’s level of $236 million.

Fortunately, Congress has recognized the essential role that the United States plays in combating the global threat of TB. Bipartisan opposition has rejected the president’s proposed cuts.

Our main development agency, the United States Agency for International Development, helps countries with high TB burdens to get better data on their epidemics, strengthen services and provide new diagnostics and drugs. When new molecular-testing machines became available several years ago, U.S.A.I.D. technical support helped countries roll them out. As a result, more people who are sick can now get the diagnosis and treatment they need, more quickly.

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WASHINGTON — New data from the World Health Organization shows that we have allowed a preventable, curable disease to become the world's biggest communicable killer. The millenniums-old lung disease tuberculosis now outranks even H.I.V./AIDS in the number of lives it claims. The fact is that we've been very successful at was people of TB since the 1950s — so why is this illness still such a scourge?TB is an airborne infectious disease. If untreated, one person with TB can infect 10 to 15 others in the space of a year. The existing vaccine is largely ineffective, and there is no simple test where most people first get care. Drug-resistant strains of the disease continue to spread, far outpacing the development of new drugs. And the treatment for drug-resistant TB can be grueling, with sometimes devastating side effects.These challenges are real, but the biggest problem we face with tuberculosis is not scientific. It's political.TB has climbed up the list of major killers worldwide, but it's stuck at the bottom of the list of political priorities.We need look no further than the Obama administration, which can and must do much more on TB. The President's budget request has proposed slashing international funding for TB in each of the last four years, including a planned cut this year alone of $ 45 million from the previous budget's level of $ 236 million.Fortunately, Congress has recognized the essential role that the United States plays in combating the global threat of TB. Bipartisan opposition has rejected the President's proposed cuts.Our main development agency, the United States Agency for International Development, helps countries with high TB burdens to get better data on their epidemics, strengthen services and provide new diagnostics and drugs. When new molecular-testing machines became available several years ago, U.S.A.I.D. technical support helped countries roll them out. As a result, more people who are sick can now get the diagnosis and treatment they need, more quickly.

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WASHINGTON - New data from the World Health Organization shows that we have allowed a preventable, curable disease to become the world's biggest communicable killer. The millenniums-old lung disease tuberculosis now outranks even HIV / AIDS in the number of lives it claims. Fact is that The we've been very successful at curing people of TB since the 1950s - so why is this illness still such a scourge? TB is an airborne infectious disease. If untreated, one person with TB can infect 10 to 15 others in the space of a year. The existing vaccine is largely ineffective, and there is no simple test where most people first get care. Drug-resistant strains of the disease continue to spread, far outpacing the development of new drugs. For the treatment And drug-resistant TB can be grueling, with sometimes devastating side effects. These challenges are real, but the biggest problem we face with tuberculosis is not scientific. Political's It. TB has climbed up the list of major killers worldwide, but it's stuck at the bottom of the list of political priorities. We need look no further than the Obama administration, which can and must do much more on TB. The president's budget request has proposed slashing international funding for TB in each of the last four years, including a planned cut this year alone of $ 45 million from the previous budget's level of $ 236 million. Fortunately, Congress has recognized the essential role that the United States plays in combating the global threat of TB. Opposition has rejected Bipartisan the president's proposed cuts. Our main agency of a development, the United States Agency for International Development, helps countries with high TB burdens to get better data on their epidemics, strengthen services and provide new drugs and diagnostics. When new molecular-testing machines became available several years ago, USAID technical support helped countries roll them out. As a result, more people who are sick can now get the diagnosis and treatment they need, more quickly.

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WASHINGTON - new data from the world health organization shows that we have allowed a preventable, curable disease to become the world's biggest communicable killer. the millenniums old lung tuberculosis disease. outranks even H.I.V. / aids in the number of lives it claims.the fact is that we've been very successful at curing people of tb since the 1950s - so why is this illness still such a scourge?

tb is an airborne infectious disease. if untreated, one person with tb can infect 10 to 15 others in the space of a year. the existing vaccine is largely ineffective, and there is no simple test where most people first get care.drug resistant strains of the disease continue to spread, far outpacing the development of new drugs. and the treatment for drug - resistant tb can be grueling, with sometimes devastating side effects.

these challenges are real, but the biggest problem we face with tuberculosis is not scientific. it's political.

tb has climbed up the list of major killers worldwide.but it's stuck at the bottom of the list of political priorities.

we need look no further than the obama administration, which can and must do much more on tb. the president's budget request has proposed slashing international funding for tb in each of the last four years, including a planned cut this year alone of $45 million from the previous budget 's level of $236 million.

the.congress has recognized the essential role that the united states plays in combating the global threat of tb. Bipartisan has rejected in the president's proposed cuts.

our main development agency, the united states agency for international development, with countries with high tb burdens to get better data on their epidemics, strengthen services and provide new diagnostics and drugs.when new molecular - testing machines became available several years ago, U.S.A.I.D. technical support helped countries roll them out. as a result, more people who are sick can now get the diagnosis and the treatment they need, more quickly.