Today is #WorldTuberculosisDay!
#TB caused .
to
.
million people to die in 2021/2023 (#WHO, #GBDstudy).
This included 115,000 people who perished from #resistant strains of the #bacterium.
#GlobalHealth #GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda #UN #SDG3 #EndTuberculosis #EndTB #StopTB #tuberculosis #WorldTBday
Sources:
https://www.who.int/teams/global-programme-on-tuberculosis-and-lung-health/tb-reports/global-tuberculosis-report-2024/tb-disease-burden/1-2-tb-mortality
https://www.healthdata.org/research-analysis/diseases-injuries-risks/factsheets/2021-tuberculosis-level-3-disease
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/gho-documents/global-health-estimates/ghe2021_deaths_wbincome_new.xlsx