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This year’s theme, “Yes, We Can End TB – Commit, Invest, Deliver,” highlights the need for political will, increased funding, and effective interventions. According to Dr. Hanan Balkhy ...
Johannesburg, 24 March: On World TB Day, whose theme this year is “Yes!We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver”, we consider the impressive progress that the SADC region has made in the fight ...
“Under this year’s theme, “Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver,” we are reminded that winning the fight against TB is possible when we unite our efforts, invest in proven ...
It said this year's theme is 'Stop TB Together: Great Commitment, Fund and Service', aligning with the global theme 'Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, and Deliver'. "We (the government and ...
PAHO said the slogan for this year’s World TB Day campaign is “It’s time for Action. End TB” adding that this serves as a reminder that fulfilling the commitments made by heads of state in ...
on the more severe end. TB is spread through airborne particles that are released when an infected person talks, sneezes or coughs and another person breathes in those particles. "It's a disease ...
India's tuberculosis incidence dropped marginally by 0.5 per cent between 2015 and 2020 and failed to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO's) END-TB milestone for 2020, according to new ...
To end TB for good, the thinking went, the world would need to catch and cure every latent case. In the years since, Ramakrishnan’s stance on latent TB has shifted quite a bit. Its extent ...
It means that the infection continues to spread over the community … it means that the aim to end TB by 2030 is impossible,” he said, referencing the UN’s goal to largely eliminate the ...
Despite previous global declines, TB rates rose by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023. 2 Early screening and rapid diagnosis are critical components of the WHO's 'End TB Strategy,' yet many high-burden ...
Despite previous global declines, TB rates rose by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023. 2 Early screening and rapid diagnosis are critical components of the WHO’s ‘End TB Strategy,’ yet many high-burden ...