More people worldwide are dying of tuberculosis than COVID-19 or AIDS, with those in conflict zones particularly susceptible.
Tuberculosis kills more people than COVID-19 or AIDS, with a high number of cases in conflict zones.A UN hearing aims to mobilise financing and advance research, including exploring mRNA technology for a TB vaccine.an alarming surge in tuberculosis Among the problems: a high number of cases in conflict zones, including Ukraine and Sudan, where it's difficult to track down people with the disease and diagnose new sufferers.
Ms Ditiu said the economic impact of COVID-19 and conflicts, first and foremost in Ukraine but now also in Sudan, are having "a huge impact" on efforts to treat people with TB and diagnose new cases.Ukraine has the highest number of estimated people with TB in the European region — 34,000 — and also a high number with drug-resistant TB, she said at a news conference last week.
In Sudan, 18,000 people received treatment for tuberculosis in 2021, according to the Stop TB Partnership, which is managed by the UN Office for Project Services and aims to achieve a world free of tuberculosis.
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