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🆕 WHO 2022 Global TB report 🧵

For the first time in many years, an increase has been reported in the number of people falling ill with #tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB.

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In 2021, #tuberculosis was on the rise ↗️:
🔸10.6 million people fell ill with TB, an increase of 4.5% from 2020.
🔸1.6 million people died from TB.
🔸Drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) increased by 3%, with 450 000 new cases of rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB).

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Reasons for increase in #tuberculosis cases:

🔸Disruption of essential TB services due to the #COVID19 pandemic.

🔸Ongoing conflicts across Eastern Europe, Africa & the Middle East have further worsened the situation for vulnerable populations.

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Last year there were challenges in providing TB treatment and services. This resulted in many people going undiagnosed and untreated.

Newly-diagnosed people living with TB is below the pre #COVID19 pandemic level.

Let’s close this gap.

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The number of people provided with treatment for RR-TB and multidrug-resistant #tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has also declined.

Last year, the number of people that started RR-TB treatment was 161 746. That is 1 in 3 of those in need.

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This is what we need to #EndTB:
🫁Restore access to essential TB services
↗️Increase investments in #tuberculosis
✅Address broader socioeconomic determinants influencing TB epidemic
👩🏽‍🔬Advance TB research & innovation
🆕Diagnostics
🆕Drugs
🆕Vaccines

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➡️ The good news: TB preventive treatment for people living with #HIV has far surpassed the global target of 6 million between 2018-2022, reaching more than 10 million in only 4 years.

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👏👏👏 7 high TB burden countries:

🇪🇹 Ethiopia
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇱🇸 Lesotho
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇹🇿 the United Republic of Tanzania
🇿🇲 Zambia

have reached the 2020 milestone of a 20% reduction in the #tuberculosis incidence rate.

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