Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Moves to Strengthen Collaboration in Fight Against Tuberculosis (TB)

[263Chat] Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, ranking above HIV/AIDS. Globally, 10.6 million people developed TB while an estimated 1.6 million people died of TB in 2021 alone. Despite progress made in the last two decades, the incidence of TB is not declining fast enough to end the disease. In Zimbabwe an estimated 29,945 people developed active TB in 2021 and only 16,541 were diagnosed and put on treatment. A significant number of people are still being missed and not getting the treat
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news