Additional Context: This information was collected as part of The Aid Report’s original reporting, “Uganda’s TB gains face new pressure without US-funded outreach programs.” This feature story examines how U.S. aid cuts are weakening the outreach systems that helped the country make major gains against tuberculosis, even as new AI-powered screening technologies expand access to diagnosis.

This quote is attributed to Priscilla Ajambo, community coordinator at the AIDS Support Organisation, or TASO, which relied on external funding for about 90% of its operations and was forced to lay off a considerable amount of staff following U.S. aid cuts. Uganda remains one of the world’s 30 highest TB burden countries, diagnosing roughly 86,000 cases annually. Health officials estimate the true number of cases is closer to 100,000, leaving thousands of infections undetected each year.

Source: Devex