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The number of deaths from tuberculosis is on the rise as the illness has been recorded as the world's deadliest infectious disease after COVID-19 in...

1.6M people died from tuberculosis in 2021, with over 80% of deaths in low, middle-income countries, says WHO - Anadolu Agency

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The World Health Organization warns the fight against tuberculosis is at a critical juncture. It says the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed gains made since 2000 in saving lives from the infectious disease. For the first time in over a decade, the WHO says TB deaths increased in 2020. It says around 1.5 million people died…

Stakeholders in health have noted with concern the gaps in integrated healthcare and called for urgent action to integrate non-communicable disease services into Established Disease-Specific Programmes and the Universal Health Coverage (UHC). They said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has been catastrophic for people living with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and it is…

The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed the gains made since 2000 in saving lives from the infectious disease