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Global TB report for 2021

October 21 , 2021 1045 days 723 0
  • The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released the ‘Global TB report for 2021.
  • It highlighted the effects of COVID-19 which led to a huge reversal in the progress of Tuberculosis (TB) elimination.
  • The report also mentioned India as the worst-hit country in TB elimination.
  • A dramatic reduction of 20% TB cases was witnessed in 2020 as compared to 2019, i.e. A gap of 4.1 million cases.

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