Education; vaccine research key to solving tuberculosis

Education; vaccine research key to solving tuberculosis

It only took two years. Worldwide, more than 1.5 million people die each year from Tuberculosis and there was only one other infectious disease more deadly – COVID-19. During the pandemic, all healthcare resources were redirected, and it had a negative effect on progress made as there wasn’t testing happening and most assumed any illness or coughs were related to the world event. “This was not just in this province, this happened worldwide,” Dr.…

A growing number of American volunteers are calling on Congress to fund the fight against tuberculosis, a reemerging infectious disease. Writer John Green has mobilized hundreds of people in his campaign to raise awareness and pressure on politicians. Although TB can be treated, a lack of investment in public health risks leading to a global crisis, with millions of deaths in the coming years. Amid significant cuts to funding for local, national…

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