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We Celebrate World Tuberculosis Day

MANILA, Philippines — The 30th World Tuberculosis “TB” Day today is an annual celebration which aims to strengthen public awareness of tuberculosis and ways to eradicate the disease. Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease usually affecting the lungs (pulmonary TB) which is spread through the air when a person affected with the disease coughs or sneezes. If not properly treated, it... 

Decline in Tuberculosis cases worldwide

MANILA, Philippines — The 2011 Global Tuberculosis Control Report of the World Health Organization (WHO), with inputs from 198 countries, shows that worldwide, the number of people falling ill with tuberculosis (TB) every year is declining. The number of those who fell ill dropped to 8.8 million in 2010, after peaking at 9 million in 2005; deaths fell to 1.4 million in 2010, after reaching...