TB is a preventable and curable disease, yet it has regained its position as top infectious-disease killer. — AFP
A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases were diagnosed worldwide last year (2023), the World Health Organization (WHO) said – the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995.
The WHO said its Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, released on Oct 29 (2024), highlights “mixed progress in the global fight against TB, with persistent challenges such as significant underfunding”.
