The fact that TB still kills and sickens so many people is an outrage, when we have the tools to prevent it, detect it and treat it, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
According to the report, approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023—the highest number since WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995.
Anand Date suggests population growth may account for the increase in cases last year—and that it may take until 2024 to discern if that is so.
Disruptions to TB programs during the height of the pandemic led to more people going undiagnosed and untreated for TB.
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