Oksana Rucșineanu
Board Member
About Us
TBPeople is a global network of people affected by tuberculosis, bringing together communities worldwide to amplify their voice and influence policies and programs in the TB response. Founded in 2016, the network works toward a shared vision of a world free of TB, where communities and people are at the center of change.
We advance people-centered solutions by strengthening community leadership, promoting the rights of people affected by TB, and ensuring their meaningful engagement in decision-making processes. Through strategic partnerships, advocacy, and innovation, TB people drives sustainable investments in community-led responses—proven to reach the most vulnerable populations and accelerate progress toward ending tuberculosis.
Secretariat
Maxime Lunga
Board Member
Olya Klymenko
Executive Director, Board Member
Iryna Drimailo
Financial specialist
Olena Donchenko
Program manager
Kristina Rivera
Communications specialist
Progress in ending TB
The role of communities in global change
Over the past decades, the world has made significant strides in the fight against tuberculosis. Expanded access to diagnosis, effective treatment, and prevention has saved approximately 83 million lives since 2000. At the same time, tuberculosis remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide.
One important achievement has been the restoration of TB detection systems following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024, 8.3 million new illness were officially diagnosed worldwide. The proportion of people initially diagnosed with the disease using rapid tests rose from 48% in 2023 to 54% in 2024. Modern molecular diagnostics help detect tuberculosis more quickly and determine the bacteria’s resistance to key medications.
Treatment outcomes are also improving. The treatment success rate for drug-sensitive tuberculosis is about 88%, and for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis, 71%. This is facilitated by shorter and more convenient treatment regimens, a patient-centered approach, and psychological, social, and financial support for patients.
People affected by TB play a vital role in this progress. Their personal experiences help to better understand patients’ needs, identify barriers to diagnosis and treatment, combat stigma, and improve health services. Community representatives conduct awareness campaigns, support people during treatment, monitor the quality of services, and participate in the development of solutions and policies related to tuberculosis.
TBpeople—a global network of people affected by tuberculosis—is actively working to overcome this disease. The network’s national organizations and chapters bring together people with lived experience of tuberculosis, defend their rights, foster community leadership, and ensure their representation at the national, regional, and global levels. TBpeople helps ensure that the voices of communities are an integral part of the decision-making process, as tuberculosis programs must be developed not only for people but also in collaboration with them.
However, the pace of change remains insufficient. In 2024, approximately 10.7 million people fell ill with tuberculosis, and 1.23 million died. About 2.4 million were not diagnosed or officially recorded.
Ending TB requires not only new medicines and technologies, but also sustainable funding, social protection, efforts to combat stigma, and meaningful community engagement. Tuberculosis is preventable and curable. And it is precisely the partnership between the health care system, civil society organizations, and people affected by this disease that can turn global goals into real change.
Country chapters
TB people develops a network of country chapters to ensure a strong connection between the global movement and local communities. This model was launched in 2018 to strengthen engagement with people on the ground and to overcome language and structural barriers that may limit the participation of people affected by tuberculosis in global processes.
Country chapters act as local hubs for community mobilization, advocacy, and support. They help build the capacity of communities, promote their participation in policy-making, and connect grassroots voices with the global TB people network. Established across multiple countries and continuously expanding, these chapters strengthen the collective movement and ensure that the voices of people affected by TB are heard at all levels—from local to global.
TB people Kenya
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