Link to article: https://www.muellerhealthfoundation.org/news/the-monthly-dose-august-2025/
A newsletter by the Mueller Health Foundation (“The Monthly Dose”) spotlighted ZTB in its overview of key TB research and news for August 2025.
“A Johns Hopkins-led public health campaign known as Zero TB in Kids, directed by Dr. Kunchok Dorjee and implemented in Tibetan refugee communities in India and Nepal, has achieved an 87% reduction in tuberculosis incidence among schoolchildren by employing comprehensive strategies including mass screening, community mobilization, active treatment of disease, and preventive therapy for latent infection. This initiative exemplifies how combining community engagement, public health infrastructure, and clinical care can drive near-elimination of TB in high-risk groups. It aligns with broader efforts led by Johns Hopkins researchers, such as the SMART4TB consortium, to advance diagnostics, preventive treatment regimens, and short-course therapies aimed at global TB elimination.”
