"Two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were recently identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to city officials and a Democratic congresswoman.

El Paso’s U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar disclosed the infections after her Friday visit to Camp East Montana, the 5,000-bed tent facility the federal government hastily built last year on the Fort Bliss Army base."

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/

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"Two cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 were recently identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to city officials and a Democratic congresswoman.

El Paso’s U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar disclosed the infections after her Friday visit to Camp East Montana, the 5,000-bed tent facility the federal government hastily built last year on the Fort Bliss Army base."

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/

#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #detention #tuberculosis #covid #texas

Two #tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana #ICE facility

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/

> Eighteen cases of #COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."

Two #tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana #ICE facility

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/

> Eighteen cases of #COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."

The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist Bill Gates announced Monday as he urged governments to reverse global cuts to health funding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/23/world/science-health/bill-gates-global-disease-governments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #aids #tuberculosis #malaria #billgates

Bill Gates urges Japan to continue its global health leadership by investing in international partnerships, arguing that such commitments will save millions of lives, strengthen global security and drive economic growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/21/japan/world-life-sciences-need-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #billgates #thegatesfoundation #tuberculosis #malaria #hiv #health #medicine #vaccinations #covid19