Tanzania: With Fresh Momentum, a Pivotal Moment for the Fight Against TB

In the fight against tuberculosis , we may be on the cusp of an era of remarkable progress. The end of TB may not be here yet, but if the world grabs the momentum we have built in the last two years in the fight against this disease, we can make this moment the beginning of the end of an age-old disease.

Then, from a wellspring of grassroots political activism among the people affected by the three diseases, the world came together to form health partnerships such as the Global Fund, the organization I work for today. Led by countries, these partnerships confronted persistent infectious diseases like TB, with the most immediate task of stopping people from dying.

The number of people newly diagnosed with TB was 7.5 million in 2022. This is a sign that more people previously missed by TB programs after failing to be diagnosed, treated or reported are now being found. TB treatment coverage increased to 70% in 2022 from 62% in 2021. Treatment success rates have also improved, to 88% for people treated for ordinary drug-susceptible TB, edging past the 86% achieved in 2019. The preliminary numbers for 2023 are even more promising.

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