Friend,
Tuberculosis (TB) is not just an illness—it drains energy, robs health, and too often, takes lives. In Somalia, it’s a growing threat to children already facing severe malnutrition and displacement.
USAID funding cuts in 2025 threaten to make an already dire situation even worse and put more vulnerable lives at risk. These cuts are expected to lead to fewer tests, incomplete treatments, and a higher spread of TB. While MSF does not receive aid from the US, many of our partners have lost their funding, leaving entire communities cut off from medical care.
Working as the medical coordinator for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Somalia, I see the toll of TB every day. This is not just a medical issue—it’s a humanitarian emergency, driven by conflict, poverty, and displacement.
Read my personal account to learn more about what it’s like to be a TB patient in Somalia—and what’s at stake if lifesaving funding disappears.
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Even in the face of overwhelming challenges, your support is helping MSF save lives. Every dollar helps MSF reach more patients, deliver more treatments, and protect more children from this preventable disease.
In 2023 and 2024, our teams in Galkayo, Somalia treated 777 TB patients, and successfully helped 81 percent of our patients complete their treatment. And with our innovative TACTiC (Test, Avoid, Cure Tuberculosis in Children) initiative, we’re diagnosing and treating children faster, often catching cases that would have gone undetected for months.
But we can’t afford to slow down. That’s why your generosity—your time, your attention, your support—matters more than ever. Learn more about how your support powers MSF’s fight against TB in Somalia and around the world.
Dr. Jarmilla Kliescikova
Medical Coordinator, Somalia
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières
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