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The State of inequalities report

January 16 , 2022 1021 days 521 0
  • It has been prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  • The poorest, least-educated and rural subgroups tend to remain at a disadvantage across indicators regarding HIV, TB and malaria.
  • It takes a look at 32 health indicators from 186 countries.
  • The report also underlines the impact of getting rid of inequalities on the prevalence of TB, HIV and malaria
  • India was among the countries that reported the “largest relative reductions in the annual notification of TB” at 25 per cent between 2019 and 2020.
  • India is at 26.2 per cent of a total load of Tb cases in the World.
  • India was also among the countries that reduced education-related inequalities in BCG immunisation against TB.

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