TAG announced today the appointment of Adam Ortega as Communications Director. Adam brings experience in nonprofit marketing and public health and will lead TAG’s communications strategy to expand its reach and impact, and will deepen TAG as a leading voice in treatment advocacy, research, and community engagement on our work to end HIV, TB, and HCV as epidemics.
Join TAG on April 16 at 8:30 a.m. ET for a practical webinar on drug safety monitoring in TB treatment. Learn how to identify side effects, support patient safety, and understand pharmacovigilance in the context of newer, all-oral DR-TB regimens.
TAG condemns the United States’ war in Iran and neighboring countries. At a time when U.S. investment in public health is being slashed, the Trump administration has chosen to spend billions of dollars per day on weapons used in a war of choice for which no credible rationale has been proposed. Our government should invest in our communities by spending funds that were already appropriated and illegally impounded by the White House Office of Management and Budget to keep people healthy, rather than starting new wars that put the entire world’s health at risk.
New tuberculosis research presented at the 2026 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Denver offers important updates on TB prevention and treatment for people living with HIV. TAG summarizes key findings on short-course preventive therapy, treatment dosing strategies, and emerging long-acting technologies. Read TAG’s analysis.
The 2026 Pre-CROI Community HIV Cure Research Workshop took place on Saturday, February 21, in Denver. Check out all of the recordings and slides, now linked.
TAG condemns the White House’s proposed retroactive $600 million cuts to CDC programs in four states. Because Congress already appropriated these funds, the cuts are illegal and unconstitutional, threatening HIV and public health programs nationwide. Congress must reject these partisan attacks and protect public health funding.
This National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Act Now: End AIDS and TAG uplift the truth: Black people are disproportionately impacted by HIV, and equity-driven solutions are essential. Ending the HIV epidemic requires confronting racism, expanding access to prevention and care, and ensuring that Black communities are centered, visible, and supported in public health efforts.
What Could Go Right: Vital Partnerships with Communities and Civil Society for New Tuberculosis Vaccines, written together with community partners and supported by Wellcome, explores the indispensable role of communities and civil society in preparing the way for new TB vaccines and ensuring their success once they become available.
New tuberculosis (TB) vaccines could be realized as soon as 2028 — radically reshaping the journey to eliminate TB. Communities and civil society organizations are poised to play a vital role in the introduction of a future TB vaccine as central protagonists of this next chapter for TB elimination.
This year revealed how far this administration is willing to go in undermining public health. The White House refused to recognize World AIDS Day. Global and domestic HIV, TB, and HCV programs were directly threatened, and many were terminated. Senior CDC leaders resigned rather than carry out political firings or oversee the degradation of national vaccine guidance. And in August, a vigilante encouraged by political rhetoric fired nearly 500 rounds into the CDC campus in Atlanta and killed a police officer. The President has still not publicly acknowledged the attack.