The potential impact of reduced international donor funding on the household economic burden of tuberculosis in low- and middle-income countries: A modeling study

This modeling study evaluates how reductions in international donor funding—particularly from USAID and the Global Fund—could affect the economic burden of tuberculosis on households in low- and middle-income countries. Using linked epidemiological and economic models across 79 countries, the authors project that funding cuts would substantially increase patient costs and financial hardship, threatening progress in tuberculosis control and highlighting the critical role of sustained global financing.