It caused the deaths of 1.5 million people in 2020, most of whom were from low- and middle-income countries. Treatment courses can be very costly and are often inaccessible.

Approximately 9.9 million people became ill with TB worldwide in 2020. Of these, approximately 3 million were women, 5.5 million were men and 1 million were children.

The international TB community is committed to improving the lives of TB sufferers and finding ways to eliminate this disease once and for all. We hope that the UN General Assembly which took place in September 2018 will prove to be a major step forward in our quest.