Tuberculosis was the leading killer among infectious diseases in 2023, the World Health Organization said in their 2024 global report. While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1,32 million in 2022 to 1,25 million in 2023, the UN agency said the total number of people falling ill with TB 'rose slightly to an estimated 10.
While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1,32 million in 2022 to 1,25 million in 2023, the UN agency said the total number of people falling ill with TB"rose slightly to an estimated 10.8 million in 2023" - more than eight million of which are
Tuberculosis was the leading killer among infectious diseases in 2023, the World Health Organization said. While the number of TB-related deaths decreased from 1.32… Tuberculosis is a preventable and usually curable disease. Yet in 2023, TB probably returned to being the world's leading cause of death from a ...
Pregnant women are typically excluded from clinical trials of new TB medicines. This has led to a lack of solid scientific evidence on how best to treat women who fall ill with TB… A new report released today by Médecins Sans Frontières , shows that children with tuberculosis continue to be left behind in the global effort to end the…
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