Cambodia sees significant drop in TB deaths and new cases in last two decades, says PM

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia has seen a remarkable decline in Tuberculosis (TB) deaths and new cases in more than two decades, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Sunday.

In a message on the World TB Day under the theme of "Yes! We can end TB," Hun Manet said the mortality rate from TB had dropped by 45 percent from 42 cases per 100,000 people in 2000 to 23 in 2022.