Tuberculosis, the leading killer of people living with HIV, is preventable — and a new CDC-led study spanning six nations confirms that prevention works not merely in laboratories, but in the imperfect, resource-strained clinics where most of the world receives its care. Published in The Lancet HIV, the research traces the real-world delivery of TB preventive therapy to over 13 million people since 2018, finding consistent reductions in both disease and death across vastly different health systems. The findings arrive at a precarious moment, as funding cuts to global health programs threaten t
TB preventive treatment cuts deaths in HIV patients across six countries
TB remains the leading cause of death among people with HIV and responsible for approximately one-quarter of AIDS deaths globally, with over 1.2 million TB deaths in 2024.