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Global Tuberculosis Burden Declining, but Five Years Behind Schedule
Health Policy Watch · By Disha Shetty ·
The Brief
- The WHO's 2026 World TB report says the global tuberculosis burden is declining again after the COVID-19 setback.
- The decline is five years behind the original target set for TB reduction.
- The report gives the global TB incidence rate for 2025, though the source excerpt does not state the figure.
Why it matters
The report shows that global progress against tuberculosis is running well behind the planned schedule, which matters for researchers and policymakers tracking global health targets.
Who’s affected
- public health researchers
- global health and policy stakeholders
- 2026 World TB report
- #tuberculosis
- #global-health
- #who
- #public-health
- #infectious-disease
After the setback due to COVID, the global burden of tuberculosis (TB) is declining once again, but five years behind the original target, according to the 2026 World TB report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. Globally in 2025, the TB incidence rate…
Timeline
WHO releases the 2026 World TB report
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Global Tuberculosis Burden Declining, but Five Years Behind Schedule