DRC among countries with highest increase in tuberculosis cases

DRC among countries with highest increase in tuberculosis cases

According to an assessment of the disease’s impact on this nation’s population, drawn up by the National Tuberculosis Control Program (NTCP) in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Hygiene, and Social Security, the DRC reported 282,566 cases last year. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recorded 359,219 infected patients and 4,000 deaths in 2024. These data place the DRC as the eighth country globally and the second in Africa after…

Tuberculosis is considered the world's most deadly infectious disease. Minister of Health Martine Deprez reveals how current control measures and contingency plans are in place in the Grand Duchy.