Africa falls short of global targets in cutting TB cases and deaths
World Health Organisation Africa Director Matshidiso Moeti who on March 24, 2023 said the question is no longer about whether Africa can end TB, but how fast it must act to reduce the disease burden, save lives and maintain a high momentum towards a TB-free world. PHOTO | AFP
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that Africa could miss targets to end tuberculosis (TB) unless it can reduce TB deaths by 75 percent and cases by 50 percent by 2025.
To hit this milestone, Africa’s annual pace of TB reduction should reach 10 percent, but this currently stands four percent. Though this twice the global pace, the WHO says this must be pushed to 10 percent per year by 2025 and accelerated to 17 percent by 2030.
