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We recognize that a message without action doesn’t meaningfully address these issues. As an organization we will rise to the challenge by looking inward and outward at how we can better address racism and racial injustice.

Racism is systemic and embedded deeply in the United States health care system as well. We need only look at the disproportionate suffering of communities of color from COVID-19 to see the deadly effects of this public health crisis.

The STREAM clinical trial is the largest MDR-TB trial ever conducted. When the pandemic began, a significant number of STREAM participants were still on treatment and most were still in follow up.

Any decision to terminate the U.S. relationship with the WHO will only stall the global collaboration and cooperation needed to control COVID-19.