We reach more than 65,000 registered users in Dec!!

Sci-Tech Videos Psychology Biology Science News Medical

Global TB Fight Set Back 12 Years by COVID Pandemic, Doctors Warn

Like  Save

Ahead of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, doctors are warning that progress in the global fight against the disease has been set back more than a decade by the coronavirus pandemic. In nine countries with a high prevalence of TB — including Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan and Ukraine — diagnosis and treatment fell by an average of 23%, according to analysis by the Stop TB Partnership, a non-profit hosted by the United Nations in Geneva. The group’s Executive Director, Dr.

Cite This Article as
"Global TB Fight Set Back 12 Years by COVID Pandemic, Doctors Warn", MachPrinciple, March 24, 2021, https://machprinciple.com/post/Global-TB-Fight-Set-Back-12-Years-by-COVID-Pandemic-Doctors-Warn

    No tags found for this post

Leave a comment

0Likes

0Comments

Like   Share Share