By
The Lancet Regional Health – Americas
Published: May 16, 2023, 3:32 p.m.·
Tags:
Global TB response,
TB epidemiology
Globally, tuberculosis is the leading cause of death by infectious disease, topped only by COVID-19. Elimination of tuberculosis by 2030 is one of the Sustainable Development Goals. As an airborne disease that has infected about a quarter of the global population, tuberculosis control as a specific goal related to good health and wellbeing recognises that this is an international humanitarian crisis. Groups at high risk include homeless people, healthcare professionals, immigrants, Indigenous people, and incarcerated people. However, from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge to eliminate tuberculosis became even more prominent. The upsurge of cases and deaths affected many locations, including the Americas and the Caribbean. According to Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), this region represented 3% of the global burden in 2020.
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