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OUR IMPACT

The Global TB Caucus (GTBC) is a global network of parliamentarians uniting across borders and ideologies to drive political action, change policies and secure funding to protect the health of everyone, everywhere and end TB.

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Since our founding in 2014, we have worked with over 3,000 parliamentarians from 161 countries. We support parliamentarians to launch “national TB caucuses”—multi-party groups of lawmakers who collaborate with local partners to push for action on TB at a national, regional and international level. At our launch, five caucuses existed; today, our members have helped to establish over 70 worldwide - 40 of those in the 48 countries on WHO’s list of high TB burden nations.

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Our national caucuses play a key role in improving the lives of people with TB. As one example, 22 of the 26 high TB burden countries that increased their domestic TB budget in the last five years had an active TB caucus.

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A MOVEMENT WITHOUT BORDERS

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OUR REACH

2014

  • Global TB Caucus active in Brazil

  • UK Prime Minister David Cameron launches AMR Review, prompting the GTBC's advocacy on drug resistance and TB

2015

  • Philippines passes a dedicated TB law; case detection increases by 20%

  • Asia-Pacific TB Caucus launched in Sydney, Australia

2016

  • Kenyan TB Caucus established. Since then, the TB budget has steadily increased and mortality has dropped by 55%

  • TB Caucuses become active in Australia, Honduras and Panama

  • Georgia establishes a national caucus. A TB law passed in 2018 reduces incidence by 20%

  • The Eastern European and Central Asian TB network is launched in Slovakia

  • Uganda, Zimbabwe and Tanzania establish their national TB Caucuses

  • Australia national TB Caucus was launched

  • TB was formally integrated into the existing parliamentary network in New Zealand

  • New Zealand made its first-ever NZD 1 million pledge to the Global Fund

  • Viet Nam national TB Caucus was launched

  • Nepal national TB Caucus was launched

2017

  • Zambia: GTBC becomes active. A new strategic plan is introduced, resulting in a 70% drop in TB mortality

  • Cote D’Ivoire national TB Caucus was launched

  • Cameroon national TB Caucus was launched

  • The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) national TB Caucus was launched

  • Azerbaijan national TB Caucus was launched

  • Kazakhstan national TB Caucus was launched

  • Kyrgyzstan  national TB Caucuses was launched

  • In Cameroon, TB/HIV mortality drops by nearly 50%

  • DRC increases its TB budget by over 250%, resulting in sharp mortality reductions.

  • India national TB Caucus was launched

  • Japan national TB Caucus was launched

  • Japan's TB budget increased by 50% since the launch of the TB Caucus 

  • Number of deaths due to TB in Japan decreased from 2300 to 5

  • Philippines national TB Caucus is launched

  • A key achievement was the enactment of Republic Act 10767, the Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Plan Act. It is one of the first TB laws globally and mandates an integrated national approach to TB. Ongoing amendments continue to strengthen its implementation in the Philippines

2018

  • Tanzania introduces new paediatric and shorter adult TB treatments, while increasing the TB budget. Deaths fall by more than 50%

  • Malawi TB Caucus is established. Budget rises by 40%, and rapid diagnostic test usage goes from 0% to 50% by 2022

  • South Korea launches its TB Caucus. In 2022, it pledges $100 million to the Global Fund.

  • Tajikistan establishes a TB Caucus. TB budget grows by $10 million, with a 20% drop in incidence.

  • Mongolia triples its domestic TB budget

  • UN High-Level Meeting on TB takes place. The Global TB Caucus is acknowledged by the General Assembly for its advocacy leadership

  • South Korea national TB Caucus was launched

  • Australia contributed AUD 75 million to four product development partnerships

  • Mongolia became the first country to hold a National High-Level Meeting on TB after the UN High-Level Meeting on TB. This milestone set a precedent and encouraged other countries to organise similar meetings in the following months

2019

  • Indonesia increases its TB budget by 3.5x. Presidential Regulation on TB issued in 2021

  • Gabon’s TB budget increases by over 750%, with progress maintained despite political instability

  • Uzbekistan re-establishes its national TB Caucus. TB mortality falls by 25% by 2022

  • Australian Caucus MPs successfully pushed for an increased pledge to the Global Fund (growing from AUD 220 million to AUD 242 million between the 5th and 6th pledge)

  • Since Japan's G20 Presidency in June 2019, Japan has continued to support the G20 campaign by including global health commitments in the G20 Osaka Leaders' Declaration to eradicate polio and end the epidemics of AIDS, TB and malaria. During its G7 Presidency in 2023, Japan championed human security and universal health coverage, with strong references to TB in the Leaders Communique in paragraph 34

2020

  • Nigeria commits to ending TB by 2030. TB case detection more than doubles over four years

  • Pakistan national TB Caucus was launched

2021

  • Ukraine introduces new MDR treatments; TB legislation passed in 2023

  • Paraguay passes TB legislation. Budget increases by 14% and becomes the only country in the Americas to pledge to the Global Fund in 2022

  • After sustained political action from parliament, the President of the Republic of Indonesia issued Presidential Regulation No. 67 of 2021 on TB prevention and care

  • Ibu Putih Sari actively supported the development of this regulation, demonstrating her commitment to addressing the TB crisis during the wider health emergency. As a result, the TB budget increased from 59 million dollars to 193 million dollars to ensure that TB services could function during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021

  • Sierra Leone launches its national TB Caucus

2022

  • Colombia pioneers all-oral short-course treatment in the Americas. TB budget increases by nearly 40%

  • New Zealand pledged 8 million New Zealand dollars to the Global Fund's COVID-19 response mechanism

  • Namibia launches its national TB Caucus

  • The Indonesian Government made its first pledge of 10 million dollars to the Global Fund

2023

  • Bolivia relaunches its national TB Caucus. New TB legislation is proposed.

  • Mongolia TB Caucus was relaunched in 2023 with Hon. Chinburen Jigjidsuren as chair

  • Papua New Guinea TB Caucus was relaunched in October 2023 with Hon. Governor Powes Parkop as chair and Hon. Robert Naguri as deputy co-chair

  • During the Seventh Replenishment conference, the Republic of Korea pledged 100 million dollars for 2023 to 2025. This is South Korea's highest pledge to date and represents a fourfold increase from its Sixth Replenishment pledge of 25 million dollars for 2020 to 2022

2024

  • Indonesia national TB Caucus was launched

  • Zambia national TB Caucus was launched

2025

  • Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas re-launches Parliamentary TB Caucus, committing bold legislative action and increased funding to end TB

  • President Bola Ahmed Tinubu committed ₦700 billion (about USD 450 million) to Nigeria’s health system, including TB interventions

  • First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu donated ₦1 billion (about USD 650,000) to TB eradication efforts

  • Botswana launches its national TB Caucus

  • South Africa relaunches the national TB Caucus

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