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Global deaths from tuberculosis increased for the first time in over a decade in 2020 as Covid-19 interrupted care and as limited funds and resources were diverted to fight the pandemic, according to a World Health Organization
The figure—which the WHO said primarily reflects an increase in deaths in the 30, typically poorer nations with the highest TB burden, including China, Brazil, Bangladesh and Ethiopia—marks the first time fatalities from the curable and preventable disease have increased worldwide since 2005. The WHO said the disruption to essential services and care for TB, as well as the diversion of funding and resources earmarked for TB towards Covid-19, is responsible for erasing the years of progress controlling the disease around the world.
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