Before COVID-19 came along, tuberculosis (TB) was a primary focus of health authorities in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2019, approximately 1.4 million people were diagnosed with TB in the region, but epidemiologists estimated that 1 million more had TB but were neither diagnosed nor treated.
The scope and intensity of the global TB epidemic is fueled by antiquated and inadequate TB drugs, most of which were developed more than 50 years ago. But, given how contagious TB is, we need to find and treat many more people. It is a disease that strikes impoverished communities the hardest, and those same communities can be hard to reach with healthcare services.
And then came COVID-19, the only infectious disease that killed more people than TB in 2020. The regional numbers have held steady this past year, according to the World Health Organization, but a deeper dive shows that more attention is needed.
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DR. SAUMYA SWAMINATHAN Cheif Scientist, World Health Organisation
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The active cases have come down as compared July leveld, the threat of new variants is looming large.
END INEQUALITIES TO MEET THE TARGET OF ENDING AIDS
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ROLE OF NUTRACEUTICALS IN MODERN HEALTHCARE
With the pandemic teaching us the importance of overall nutrition, people are getting more flexible toward nutraceuticals
Liposomal Nanotechnology and its role in vaccine delivery systems
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