Informe global sobre tuberculosis infographic
El gráfico muestra el impacto global de la tuberculosis.
GN45048ES

SALUD

La lucha contra la tuberculosis se recupera tras el Covid pero aún no cumple con los objetivos

November 7, 2023 - La lucha global contra la tuberculosis (TB), muy afectada por la pandemia de Covid-19, empieza a recuperarse pero sigue muy alejada de los objetivos, según un informe de la OMS.

During the first two years of the pandemic, there were around 4 million “missing” TB patients per year, meaning people who developed TB but who were not diagnosed or treated. That gap narrowed to around 3.1 million in 2022, the UN agency’s annual report estimated, back to the pre-pandemic level of 2019.

However, a lack of funding and focus continues to stymie efforts to end what has been described as the “pandemic of the poor”. TB, an infectious disease which usually attacks the lungs, is both preventable and curable.

In total, an estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with TB in 2022, up from 10.3 million in 2021. But 7.5 million were diagnosed – meaning they could access suitable treatment – the highest figure since monitoring began in 1995, the WHO said.

TB-related deaths also fell slightly, from 1.4 million in 2021 to 1.3 million in 2022. The disease remains just behind Covid-19 as the world’s deadliest infectious illness, with India, Indonesia and the Philippines particularly badly affected by TB, Reuters said.

Sources
PUBLISHED: 07/11/2023; STORY: Graphic News
Advertisement