Congrats to #WeAreTB ‘s & #SomosTB ‘s Lisbeth on receiving the “TB Warrior Award” from NYC’s Bureau of TB Control! Lisbeth has worked tirelessly to break TB stigma by sharing on TikTok & encouraging others to do the same. You can now follow Lisbeth on YouTube too! youtube.com/@pulmoncitos...
Congratulations are due for to #WeAreTB ‘s Maggy! At the NJ TB Update, Maggy was given the “NJ TB Rockstar award” for all her work advocating for people with TB in NJ, the USA, and the world! We appreciate the opportunity to honor her- Congratulations Maggy!! #TBfreeUSA
Thank you so much to The Global TB Institute at @rutgersnewarkoll.bsky.social
for having #WeAreTB ‘s Maggy present at their TB Intensive! It’s so important for people working in healthcare to hear lived experiences, thank you Maggy for sharing yours! #tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA #EndTB
Congrats to Maggy for her graduation from @harvard.edu Business School’s Analytics Program & her Leadership Degree! A #Tuberculosis diagnosis shouldn’t stop you from achieving your goals. We all deserve the care & support to finish TB treatment & live a healthy life! #WeAreTB can help w/ the support
Talk to someone who understands! #WeAreTB has free, confidential online support groups. Our English one is tonight & most Mondays, at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Talk to people who have been through treatment, are in treatment now, and their families in a safe and judgement free space. We are here for you! 💚
Thank you to #WeAreTB & #SomosTB’s Nicole for contributing to this article and for being an amazing advocate!!
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Maggy of #WeAreTB joined the @tbfighters.org on #TBHillDay & shared her experience with #Tuberculosis & the need for funding for TB programs & research. Thanks to the offices of Sen. Wicker, Sen. Dianes, Sen. Capito, Sen. Ricketts, Sen. Hoeven & Rep. Clark for speaking with Maggy! We can #EndTB !
Thank you to the offices of Rep. Juan Vargas,
@padilla.senate.gov & @reptedlieu.bsky.social for meeting with #WeAreTB & #SomosTB ‘s Jackie. Jackie also did an incredible job at a Congressional briefing, thank you for sharing so much of yourself and for being a great advocate Jackie! #Tuberculosis
Thank you to the offices of @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social , @repritchie.bsky.social & @schumer.senate.gov for meeting w/ #WeAreTB ‘s Greg on #TBHillDay ! No one needs to die from #Tuberculosis, thank you Greg for sharing your experience. @tballiance.bsky.social & @tbfighters.org #TBfreeUSA #EndTB
People in front of a Congressional office
Thanks to the offices of @senatormarkmann.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov @repsuhas.bsky.social , @repciscomani.bsky.social & Rep. Gerry Connolly for meeting with #WeAreTB ‘s Tina & Zahra. We can make a TB free Virginia, Arizona & world! #Tuberculosis #TBfreeUSA #STOPTB @tbfighters.org
#WeAreTB finished our annual #TBHillDay w/the TB Roundtable, with @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social & the incredible @tbfighters.org ! So grateful for the passionate new voices joining this movement & for the long term support & expertise of the Roundtable. Over 200 meetings this year - amazing!
#WeAreTB & #SomosTB ‘s Nicole presented at the Union North America conference in a session on Directly Observed Therapy. It’s so important to hear from people who have experienced DOT when we talk about it! Nicole thank you! #TBfreeUSA #EndTB #UnionNAR
I will always remember my first #tuberculosis advocacy training (was still on antibiotics!) and meeting Tenzin - now we are training other survivor networks, it’s the best feeling! So excited to see what TB people Canada does next! #TBsky #TBpeople #WeAreTB
