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According to WHO, TB is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
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Surviving: An Indian tubercolosis patient poses as he sits in a bed at a government hospital in Agartala, India, on March 24, 2017, on World Tubercolosis Day. (AFP/Arindam Dey)
T
he current COVID-19 crisis is the greatest disruptor the world has seen in generations, according to a recent virtual panel discussion.
“This disruption is, however, forcing us to innovate and to create opportunities to work differently in order to save lives,” International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (the Union) executive director José Luis Castro said during the discussion.
The high-level panel discussion, themed Saving 1.4 million Lives, brought together experts and executives from the Union, World Health Organization, the Global Fund, Stop TB Partnership, USAID, Find, among other organizations.
The discussion aimed to address the newest study jointly conducted by STOP TB Partnership with the Imperial College, Avenir Health and Johns Hopkins University on the impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis (TB) and to call for immediate action to prevent 1.4 million deaths from TB.
The study shows the magnitude of the effect of COVID-19, the sheer numbers of people who will die from TB and the massive setbacks that will occur in TB care as a result.
Castro added that TB was being left behind because it was still seen as a niche issue outside of the global health community.
“TB is a serious public health crisis, too.”
