National Tuberculosis Coalition of America

Plan your trip to the National TB Conference at the Omni Rancho Las Palmas in Palm Springs, CA! A block of rooms is available at the Federal per diem rate of $ 141 + taxes & no fees! To make your hotel reservations, click here or visit our new website: tinyurl.com/Book-Room-NTC

NTCA Board & staff are excited & proud to share the new NTCA website. Please take a look at the new website at the link below and remember to bookmark it for future reference! nationaltbcoalition.org

NTCA is committed to our shared mission of ending TB! NTCA President Jason Cummins shares his thoughts on this 2026 World TB Day. Click here to access: conta.cc/476zZYl

The 30th NTC includes opportunities for abstract poster presentations, and for those highly scored submissions, the invitation to deliver an oral abstract presentation during the plenary sessions! Abstracts are due on Friday, April 10, 2026. Submit here: cvent.com/c/abstracts/1d…

NTCA President & TN TB Program Director Jason Cummins shared info on US TB programs with legislators this week on #TBHillDay. Thank you to the offices of Sen. Hagerty, Rep. DeLauro, Rep. Rose, Rep. Fleischmann, Rep. Scott & Rep. Letlow for meeting w Jason and the TB Roundtable!

NTCA was proud to be a part of 2026’s ‘TB Hill Day’. We love sharing our passion for TB elimination w/ lawmakers & hope for more support for TB programs & research! This was the largest TB Hill Day ever - over 250 meetings! More to come & happy to help our members get involved.

The call for nominations for NTCA 2026-27 leadership is open through 2/26/26. Email Donna W. or check out our website! NTCA is accepting nominations for open positions on our board. In addition, each of the 3 sections within NTCA (NTNC, NSTC & SETC) have open positions! Thanks!

On behalf of the NTCA Board, Section leadership, and staff, may this Valentine's Day be very special and full of love! - Jason Cummins, NTCA President Read our e-newsletter here: conta.cc/3ZvNDA8 #tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA

Despite being preventable, #TB affects thousands in the US. A major barrier to TB elimination is the lack of Medicare coverage for TB infection screening and testing.  One of our teams describes how this policy gap affects US TB elimination efforts. rdcu.be/efcBa

Tuberculosis (#TB) drug shortages are a growing concern. In a new blog, learn how strategic internal, external, and cross-sector partnerships are key to improving the availability of medications: discover.astho.org/4csnUMP. @tbcontrollers @StateHealthIN @CDC_TB

See what #TB partners @We_are_TB, @AAPCHOtweets, and @tbcontrollers have to say about how we can think, test, and treat TB #ThinkTestTreatTB: bit.ly/3wxaqy7

Revved up after excellent discussions at 1st meeting of #UN Alliance of Countries on Fight Against #TB hosted by 🇳🇬. Spotlight on new #TB vaccines w/inspiring opening by 🇳🇬 Charge d’Affaires, presentations from @WHO & @IAVI+ interventions from @StopTB & 2 TB advocates. #EndTB

OK TB Community, please, I need you to help me out here. A member of We Are TB & Somos TB is in 1st place currently for this "Super mom" prize and I need you to vote and share the link! It would mean the world to me, please!! (1/4) thesupermom.org/2024/bertha-he…

Take a stand by telling your Senator today to support an increase in federal funding to combat tuberculosis globally 📢 Your advocacy matters - it's what drives positive change. Together, we can make history & pave the way for a TB-free future. Act now: bit.ly/4begah7

Talk to someone who understands! We Are TB has free, CONFIDENTIAL #tuberculosis support groups over zoom! Our English one is tonight, and every Monday, at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. We also have a Spanish support group - @Somos_TB . Send us a message or check out wearetb.com.

See what #TB partners @We_are_TB, @AAPCHOtweets, and @tbcontrollers have to say about how we can think, test, and treat TB #ThinkTestTreatTB: bit.ly/3wxaqy7

Congrats @BrendaWaning on this very well deserved recognition! @StopTB @USAIDGH @Emory_TB_Center @TB_UITB @StopTBUSA @tbcontrollers

This kind of support, making sure people with lived experience can attend conferences and contribute meaningfully - is essential to an equitable TB response and it is very appreciated! #EndTB #STOPTB #TBfreeUSA

Efforts to improve awareness, testing, and treatment of latent #TB infection and TB disease are critical to ending TB in the U.S. Learn more from TB survivors @We_Are_TB #ThinkTestTreatTB: bit.ly/3wxaqy7

Once a month, we like to share an insightful publication about #tuberculosis! A new report from the CDC on TB in the US can be accessed here: ow.ly/g4SQ50RlBq4 #StopTB #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB #InvestToEndTB #infectiousdiseases #publichealth #globalhealth #US #CDC