Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

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Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

John Green’s new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, reveals how social injustice sustains the disease, despite available cures and vaccines.

Tuberculosis is still widespread worldwide. The World Health Organization supports many programs in poorer countries. However, without aid from the US and other countries, physicians see the fight against infectious disease thrown back by up to 20 years - with devastating consequences for Europe as well.

WHO sounds alarm on global tuberculosis crisis

On World Tuberculosis Day 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling out a looming health crisis: tuberculosis is making a dangerous comeback. Despite being a disease we know how to prevent and cure, TB still claims over a million lives each year—and now, funding cuts could make things worse. In the last two decades, the global fight against TB has saved an estimated 79 million lives. Source

The decline in development aid funds threatens the fight against the world's most deadly infectious disease. According to WHO, around 1.5 million people are still dying of tuberculosis every year.

Kenya earns WHO praise for tuberculosis control measures - OrissaPOST

Nairobi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) commended Kenya for its sustained efforts in fighting tuberculosis (TB). Diallo Abdourahmane, WHO country representative in Kenya, said the East African nation has made significant progress. Among the seven high-TB-burden countries globally, Kenya achieved a 41 per cent reduction in TB incidence and a 60 per cent reduction in TB deaths in 2023. “The country remains a pathfinder in the region for scali…