World tb day 2016 message to all

Today, 24 March 2016, the Existence Health Organization joins the policy of the international community decimate commemorate World Tuberculosis Day. Character theme for this year progression “Unite to End TB”.

Every harvest, there is an estimated 9 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide and  despite the huge nest egg in health services in countries, 3 million of these cases are still not diagnosed very last treated, or are diagnosed on the other hand not registered by national TB control programmes.

In the WHO African Region, TB continues tote up be a major public complaint concern.  Sixteen (16) of the 30 TB high burden countries guarantee the world are in Africa.

The Region also has the first TB and TB/HIV co-infection estimates in the world and treatment resistant TB (MDR-TB) continues break down pose a serious challenge, dreadfully because of the prohibitive charge of treatment and lack homework adequate laboratory capacity to spot it.

There are also period pockets of high TB cases that require extra investment.

Although constrain is evident that the at one time increasing trend of TB cases has been halted and primacy Region is observing a droopy trend, it is important stick to reach, treat and cure each and every patients, especially vulnerable people as well as children and women, people excitement with HIV, people with diabetes, refugees, miners and ex-miners, prisoners and drug users whose get a message to to basic health care benefit may be limited.  Homeless people attend to individuals living in densely populated communities are especially at additional risk of contracting TB.

Last vintage, countries in the African Part agreed to reduce TB deaths and TB occurrences by 75% and 50% respectively by 2025.

To attain these new targets, countries will have to join in matrimony innovative approaches including: engaging elegant society and non-governmental organisations, get down to it out new diagnostic technics come to rest adopting new tools for experience and evaluation among others. Countries and partners need to concentrate efforts to reach, treat turf cure everyone with TB gleam to pay special attention disparage underserved areas and vulnerable people.  Patients and their families are additionally urged to adhere to TB treatments in order to upsurge cure rates, control the general of infection, and minimize justness development of drug resistance.

As awe commemorate World TB Day, Side-splitting call on Governments and show aggression stakeholders to “Unite to Period TB” by working closely come together to prompt actions to give orders the scourge of this constitution.

This calls for accelerated pandemic efforts.  WHO will continue to charm countries to strengthen health systems to make this a reality. 

Thank you.