<
https://theconversation.com/tb-in-africa-global-report-shows-successes-but-nigeria-and-drc-remain-important-hotspots-242489>
"The World Health Organization’s 2024
Global Tuberculosis report reveals a
sobering reality. Formidable challenges remain in the fight against the world’s
most infectious disease: persistent poverty in high burden countries; increased
rates of infection among vulnerable populations; the inability to find and
treat all missing cases; and funding shortfalls.
The WHO’s report measures progress in two ways: the number of TB-related
deaths, and the number of people who become ill. There is still a long battle
ahead to eradicate a disease that results in over 10 million patients among
those already infected and claims around 1.5 million lives each year. This even
though it is preventable and curable.
The good news is that some countries in Africa have made significant progress
in reducing infection rates and TB-related deaths.
Global health specialist Tom Nyirenda assesses some of the report’s key
findings and messages."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
