Tuberculosis cases rising after years of decline, says WHO
TB has rebounded after years of decline, killing an estimated 1.6 million people in 2021 – up 14% in two years.
TB deaths on the rise again globally due to Covid-19, says WHO
The organisation estimates that around 4.1 million people have tuberculosis but have not been diagnosed or officially declared, up sharply from 2.9 million in 2019.