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The global number of tuberculosis (TB) deaths increased last year for the first time in over a decade due to disruptions in vaccination and diagnosis created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ahead of World Tuberculosis Day, WHO has also called for increased funding to improve gaps in TB prevention and care exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Credit: Unsplash) This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content Deaths from tuberculosis (TB) have risen for the first time in a decade, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The World Health Organization estimates the number of people developing TB and dying…

The Covid-19 pandemic may have reversed the gains in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment, including in the Philippines, which is one of the highest TB burden countries in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In its Global Tuberculosis Report 2021, the WHO TB treatment in countries like…

Date Time Development of updated WHO guidelines on management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening a Guideline Development Group (GDG) to advise on updates needed to its recommendations on the management of tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents. At least 1.2 million children under the age of 15 years fall ill with TB every year and an estimated 67 million are infected with TB and thus are at risk of developing TB disease in the fut...

Date Time WHO Director-General and Civil Society Task Force on TB WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a virtual session with the members of the WHO Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis (CSTF-TB) in April 2021, focused on addressing the alarming global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the TB response. The meeting highlighted the need for urgent restoration of essential TB services.The far-reaching consequences of COVID-19 on access to TB services and on the determinant...