PAHO Urges Adoption of Innovative Technologies and Treatments to Eliminate Tuberculosis

PAHO Urges Adoption of Innovative Technologies and Treatments to Eliminate Tuberculosis

By PAHO Washington, D.C., March 22, 2024 (PAHO)- On the eve of World Tuberculosis Day (24 March), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is calling countries to intensify the fight against this preventable and curable disease. Tuberculosis, or TB, is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent worldwide, surpassed only by COVID-19. In […]

Opportunities and Challenges Towards Tuberculosis Elimination in the Americas

Opportunities and Challenges Towards Tuberculosis Elimination in the Americas

By PAHO Globally, tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from infectious disease. According to the World Health Organization’s Global TB Report 2023, an estimated 10.6 million cases were reported worldwide, with 1.3 million deaths, of which around 167,000 were among people living with HIV. Global efforts to combat TB have saved approximately 75 […]

Health Department Honors World Tuberculosis Day: 5% Decrease in Cases Since 2019

Tuberculosis and COVID-19 can present with similar symptoms – get tested if you have a fever and prolonged cough.

Health Department Honors World Tuberculosis Day: 5% Decrease in Cases Since 2019

March 24, 2022 — The Health Department today released a new summary of data on Tuberculosis (TB) cases in New York City (PDF) in recognition of World TB Day. New data show a 5% decrease in the number of people diagnosed with TB since 2019 [530 diagnosed with TB in 2021 compared to 566 in 2019]. In 2021, […]