'Decisive action needed to end tuberculosis'

'Decisive action needed to end tuberculosis'

THE World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for urgent investment and action to meet the goal of ending tuberculosis by 2035 on World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. The agency said the appeal is especially critical in the Western Pacific region, where nearly one in five TB cases worldwide occurs. TB is a bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs and spreads through the air when infected individuals cough, sneeze, or spit. Despite bei…

Islamabad does not wake up silently or at a staggered pace. The call to prayer sneaks through the windows at six o’clock in the morning and the city starts in a frantic manner. Almost in unison. It is still night, but the more than two million inhabitants of the capital of Pakistan live together early with traffic, street vendors, street food stalls and herds of animals a few meters from some skyscrapers that make up a city of great contrasts. T…

The Legal Beneficent Neumological Hospital of Havana served as the stage for the celebration of the central event for the International Day of Tuberculosis. The slogan accompanying the commemoration made it clear that the scourge on the island can end with commitment, investment and strict compliance with everything that is done to prevent and cure it.

World Health Organization pledges to end TB in Malawi by 2030

Malawi: World Health Organization (WHO) has pledged to end Tuberculosis (TB) and leprosy in Malawi by 2030. The world came together on Monday, to commemorate the World Tuberculosis Day. Malawi also added the commemoration of Leprosy Day to the programmes. During the joint commemoration of the two days in one World Health Organization has promised to support all the programmes conceptualised by Malawi to eradicate the medical health emergencies. …

Local, community initiatives key to fight tuberculosis in India: Anurag Thakur

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Localised and community initiatives like TB Mukt Bharat can play a crucial role in fighting the menace of tuberculosis in India, said Anurag Thakur, BJP… Continue reading Local, community initiatives key to fight tuberculosis in India: Anurag Thakur The post Local, community initiatives key to fight tuberculosis in India: Anurag Thakur first appeared on Australia India News.

In the framework of World Tuberculosis Day 2025, which is celebrated every 24 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) stresses that it is possible to end this evil that causes the death of 3 425 people in the world every day, while at least 30 000 people are infected with this preventable and curable condition. The post More than a million people continue to die from tuberculosis in the world every year (+ Video) first appeared on Cubadebate.