In the midst of stalling progress, there are some successes to report on the eradication of tuberculosis (TB), announced the World Health Organization (WHO).
While the world focused on the pandemic, about 26 million people were treated for TB between 2018 and 2021.
Of the 30 high TB-burden countries with the highest treatment coverage levels in 2021 included Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Uganda, and Zambia.
This data falls short of the 40 million targets previously set at the UN High-Level Meeting on TB.
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