The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent investment in resources to protect and sustain tuberculosis (TB) care and support services for those in need across regions and countries. "TB remains the world's deadliest infectious disease, responsible for over one million deaths annually, bringing devastating impacts on families and communities." The theme for this year's World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, observed annually on March 24, is "Yes!
We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver." This campaign serves as a rallying cry for urgency, accountability, and hope.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, stated that the significant progress made against TB over the past two decades is now at risk due to funding cuts that are disrupting access to prevention, screening, and treatment services. "But we cannot give up on the concrete commitments that world leaders made at the UN General Assembly just 18 months ago to accelerate efforts to end TB.
