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Tuberculosis in Tondo, Manila - Ezra Acayan
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s biggest global health crises. Killing 1.3 million people in 2022, TB is the world’s second deadliest infectious disease after COVID-19.

Obsolete treatments, the lack of an effective vaccine, and the lack of suitable diagnostic tools make it difficult to control the global TB epidemic. In 2022, 7.5 million people across 192 countries and areas were diagnosed with TB.
 
Some gains have been made in recent years; the first new TB drugs in half a century and the trial of a shorter course of treatment for drug-resistant TB. But the harsh reality remains - 10.6 million people fell sick with TB and 410,000 developed multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) in 2022, which is much harder to treat. Only about one-third of people with DR-TB accessed treatment in 2021. The majority go undiagnosed and therefore untreated.

Tuberculosis

Quick facts about tuberculosis

 
MSF TB Treatment in Mumbai, India
India

Renewed hope with new drugs

Project Update 25 Oct 2016
 
Kyrgyzstan - Decentralized care for TB patients
Access to Healthcare

Global commitments to stop killer diseases put to the test – lives are hanging in the balance

Project Update 16 Sep 2016
 
Seeking malaria treatment around Aweil, South Sudan
Access to medicines

MSF urges governments to set medical research policies that align with people’s health needs

Press Release 13 Sep 2016
 
Solar panels on roof Shamwana hospital Congo DRC
Democratic Republic of Congo

Lights off... and on again! Solar energy for a sustainable Shamwana

Project Update 5 Sep 2016
 
Dr Erlend Grønningen - Boost Hospital, Helmand, Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Empty beds are the face of war

Voices from the Field 26 Aug 2016
 
Katanga, DRC Sept 2013, Sam Phelps
Democratic Republic of Congo

After ten years, Shamwana project is closed

Press Release 16 Aug 2016
 
Boost Hospital, Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Patient numbers falling in Helmand as intensifying conflict restricts access

Project Update 12 Aug 2016
 
Central African Republic - Zemio Project - Patient Stories
Central African Republic

MSF nurse speaks with patients from HIV programme in Zémio

Project Update 12 Aug 2016
 
MSF Activities in Ukraine
Ukraine

MSF concludes medical humanitarian activities in Bakhmut

Press Release 29 Jul 2016
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We produce important research based on our field experience. So far, we have published articles in over 100 peer-reviewed journals. These articles have often changed clinical practice and have been used for humanitarian advocacy. Read all our Tuberculosis-related articles on our dedicated Field Research website.

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Osh project, fighting TB