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More people received life-saving treatment for tuberculosis in 2018 than ever before.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN WHO’s latest Global Tuberculosis Report, released today, shows that 2018 saw a reduction in the number of #TB deaths: 1.5 million people died from TB in 2018, down from 1.6 million in 2017.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO The number of new cases of #TB has been declining steadily in recent years. However, the burden remains high among low-income and marginalized populations: around 10 million people developed TB in 2018.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO The Global Tuberculosis Report highlights that the world must accelerate progress if it is to reach the @GlobalGoalsUN of ending #TB by 2030.

The report notes that an estimated 3 million of those with TB still are not getting the care they need.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN In many countries today, fragile health infrastructure and workforce shortages make it difficult to provide timely diagnosis and the right treatments for #TB.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN Half of children with tuberculosis do not access quality care and only 1 in 4 of children under the age of 5 in #TB-affected households currently receive preventive treatment.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN Weak reporting systems are a problem to #EndTB: health providers may treat people but fail to report cases to national authorities, leaving an incomplete picture of national #TB epidemics and service needs.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN Health financing is a challenge to #EndTB : Up to 80% of #TB patients in high burden countries spend more than 20% of their annual household income on treating the disease.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN Better integrated #HIV and tuberculosis programmes already mean that two thirds of people diagnosed with #TB now know their HIV status.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN Drug resistance remains another impediment to #EndTB.
In 2018, there were an estimated half a million new cases of drug-resistant #TB.
Only 1 in 3 of these people was enrolled in treatment.

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@GlobalFund @DrTedros @UN @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOEMRO @WHOSEARO @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @GlobalGoalsUN The fight against #TB remains chronically underfunded. WHO estimates the shortfall for TB prevention and care in 2019 at US3.3 billion.

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