Following the recent release of modelling on the impacts of the initial COVID-19 response on TB, The Union is taking immediate action to prevent the potential 1.4 million tuberculosis (TB) deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The magnitude of the effect of COVID-19, the sheer numbers of people who will die from TB, and the massive setbacks that will occur in TB care, as a result, are alarming. It is estimated that globally, a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration could lead to an additional 6.3 million people falling ill with TB and an additional 1.4 million TB deaths over the next five years. That would result in a setback of at least five to eight years in the fight against TB bringing 2021 global TB incidence and deaths to levels not seen since 2013 and 2016 respectively due to the COVID 19. Please join me in support of The Union and efforts to save lives and improve the health of those impacted by COVID-19, Tuberculosis, and other respiratory diseases.