{"id":21307,"date":"2020-03-24T17:47:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afidep.org\/its-time-to-prevent-tb-to-end-tb-world-tb-day\/"},"modified":"2020-03-24T17:47:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T14:47:14","slug":"its-time-to-prevent-tb-to-end-tb-world-tb-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afidep.org\/fr\/its-time-to-prevent-tb-to-end-tb-world-tb-day\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time to prevent TB to end TB: World TB Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, first calls for a celebration on the progress made so far in controlling TB. In fact, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates<\/a> that global efforts to address TB have saved 58 million lives in the last two decades. Moreover, Europe and seven high-burden TB African countries are on track to achieve 2020 milestones agreed at the United Nations (UN) 2018 Meeting to End TB, according to the WHO\u2019s 2019 Global TB Report<\/a>.<\/p>\nWHO estimates that global efforts to address TB have saved 58 million lives in the last two decades. Moreover, Europe and seven high-burden TB African countries are on track to achieve 2020 milestones agreed at the UN 2018 Meeting to End TB. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

That said, there is still much work that needs to be done. Cumulatively, we are less than halfway in meeting our 2020 milestones to end TB. In 2018, 10 million people were diagnosed. In the same year, 1.5 million people died from TB\u2014making TB the leading infectious killer around the world. Notably, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for one quarter of all TB cases and deaths.<\/p>\n

These statistics illustrate that it\u2019s time to end TB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

To commemorate World TB Day this year, AFIDEP interviewed TB experts in Malawi at Facilitators of Community Transformation (FACT<\/a>) and the Ministry of Health – National TB Control Programme Malawi<\/a>. The interviews shed light on critical components of TB control in Malawi, including the need to focus on the most high-risk and vulnerable populations such as miners, prisoners<\/a>, HIV positive individuals, and children. In addition, the interviews call for addressing key gaps in Malawi\u2019s TB control including increased testing with improved diagnostic tools. Check out the video series below.<\/p>\n

The State of TB in Malawi (prisoners and children)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In this video FACT Executive Director, Thokozile Phiri and FACT Health Policy and Advocacy Manager, Tromy Harawa discuss the gaps that exist in preventing and managing TB among the vulnerable population that are prisoners and children.<\/p>\n