The World Health Organization (WHO) defended this Monday greater investment in the fight against tuberculosis, especially in testing and prevention programs, since it could benefit not only the health but also the economy, on the eve of the international day against this disease. The UN health agency released a report, carried out with the collaboration […]
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WHO: population with tuberculosis reduced to about 3 million in 2022
The global fight against tuberculosisseverely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, is beginning to recover but remains far from its goal, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO). During the first two years of the pandemic, there were around four million tuberculosis patients “disappeared” per year, that is, people who developed the disease […]
A new treatment revolutionizes the fight against “resistant” tuberculosis
The Ukrainian doctor Volodimir will always remember the day he took the last dose of a treatment against tuberculosis shorter, more effective and with fewer side effects, which is a turning point in the fight against this deadly disease and it changed his life. Before, Volodimir, 25 years old, a resident of kyiv who preferred […]
WHO: tuberculosis deaths increased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
For the first time in more than a decade, deaths from tuberculosis increased in the world in 2020, a setback that experts have not hesitated to attribute to the COVID-19 pandemic due to the disruption of essential medical services and the diversion of resources. to address the crisis, particularly in poor countries where the first […]