TB deaths, new cases dropping significantly

The country has seen a remarkable decline in tuberculosis (TB) deaths and new cases in more than two decades, Prime Minister Hun Manet said.

In a message on World TB Day under the theme of “Yes! We can end TB”, Hun Manet said the mortality rate from TB had dropped by 45% from 42 cases per 100,000 people in 2000 to 23 in 2022. He added that new TB cases had also fallen by 45% from 579 per 100,000 people in 2000 to 320 in 2022.