Yes, We Can End TB! KENKO Celebrates World TB Day with Stakeholders

By Cynthia Ayuk Each year, an estimated 1.23 million people die from tuberculosis (TB) worldwide, making it one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. Despite the alarming figures, governments, health institutions, and civil society organisations across the globe continue to intensify efforts aimed at ending the disease. Global spending on TB care and prevention in low- and middle-income countries is estimated at about 5.7 billion US dollars annually. However, this amount remains far below the estimated 22 billion dollars required each year to meet global TB targets, resulting in widening treatment gaps and significant economic consequences. Drug-sensitive tuberculosis continues to…