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Short Bluesky thread by John Green: Essentially all tuberculosis programs funded by the U.S. government were officially terminated last night. Horrifyingly, that includes the Global Drug Facility that coordinates the vast majority of tuberculosis treatment and tests purchased globally. Shuttering the GDF will stop tuberculosis treatment for the entire planet. Most countries pay for their own drugs and tests, but the GDF is the underlying infrastructure that makes it all possible, and shutting it down stops treatment for millions of people and will spell their death. I know we're accustomed to catastrophes. This is a different level of catastrophe. Please, please, please, join me in contacting your congressional representatives immediately to tell Congress to stand up and act. (thread timestamp: February 27, 2025 1:52PM)

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Short Bluesky thread by John Green: Essentially all tuberculosis programs funded by the U.S. government were officially terminated last night. Horrifyingly, that includes the Global Drug Facility that coordinates the vast majority of tuberculosis treatment and tests purchased globally. Shuttering the GDF will stop tuberculosis treatment for the entire planet. Most countries pay for their own drugs and tests, but the GDF is the underlying infrastructure that makes it all possible, and shutting it down stops treatment for millions of people and will spell their death. I know we're accustomed to catastrophes. This is a different level of catastrophe. Please, please, please, join me in contacting your congressional representatives immediately to tell Congress to stand up and act. (thread timestamp: February 27, 2025 1:52PM)
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azteclady (herhandsmyhands@romancelandia.club)'s status on Friday, 28-Feb-2025 10:58:52 JST azteclady

#CallToAction via John Green: call and/or email your electeds about restoring funding for the Global Drug Facility, which underpins health initiatives around the planet.
Do not let them tell you that Musk and the rest "didn't know" what they were doing when they killed USAID funding--they killed it and with it millions of innocents.
Call: https://act.pih.org/foreign-aid-freeze
Email: https://act.pih.org/foreign-aid-freeze-email
#USPolitics #Healthcare #Tuberculosis

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