Thread by @WHO

It's #WorldTBDay

Even as we battle #COVID19, we must not ease up the fight against #Tuberculosis, which remains the 🌎🌍🌏’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day this preventable & curable disease causes:
🔸>4000 deaths
🔸~28000 new cases

Let's #EndTB

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Only 2⃣ in 3⃣ people with #tuberculosis are known to be getting quality care and #COVID19 is making this worse. We need to scale up systematic screening and access to essential TB services to #EndTB.

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Only 1️⃣ in 3️⃣ people with drug-resistant #tuberculosis are known to be getting the treatment they need. We need to expand access to WHO-recommended fully-oral treatment regimens that improve treatment outcomes and save lives.
 
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It's #WorldTBDay

We urgently need more effective medicines, vaccines, and tools, if we are to #EndTB by 2030, innovation is key.

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It's #WorldTBDay

We are running out of time ⌛️ to fulfil global commitments to #EndTB.

We need:
➡️political will and accountability
➡️financial resources
➡️engagement from all sectors
➡️community ownership

And we need it now to fight #tuberculosis

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It's #WorldTBDay

Undernutrition, poverty and other risk factors are the root cause of millions of people falling ill with #tuberculosis. We need multisectoral action and accountability to reach and treat all with care and prevent disease to #EndTB.

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Global progress in provision of #tuberculosis preventive treatment lags behind with only 1 in 5 of the 30 million people targeted for access by 2022 reached.
 
Let's expand access to TB preventive treatment that can stop the infection from developing into disease. Let's #EndTB!

#Tuberculosis is the leading killer of people with #HIV.
 
Fast-tracked antiretroviral therapy and TB treatment, and TB preventive treatment in people living with HIV saves lives.
 
Let's #EndTB!
 
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It's #WorldTBDay
 
Fear of stigma is a major obstacle, preventing people from obtaining the #tuberculosis care they need. We need to stand against stigma and discrimination.
 
Let's #EndTB!

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