Need to Take Urgent Actions to Contain Tuberculosis: United Nations

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) has been ranked as one among the top10 reasons for mortality across the globe. In fact, in thelast year, close to 10 million individuals was diagnosedof the disease while 1.6 million lost their lives due to thedisease‑related complications. Further, the disease remainsthe most common cause of death among people infectedwith the human