WHO Declares End of Global Tuberculosis Emergency After 40-Year Fight
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The WHO Director-General announced the formal end of TB's Public Health Emergency of International Concern status, in place since 1993. The decision was driven by a 62% drop in TB deaths since 2015, the rollout of all-oral 4-month treatment regimens, and the global deployment of the new M72 vaccine. The agency emphasized that TB remains a serious disease and that vigilance must continue.
A 40-year global health emergency is officially over — but the disease itself is not.
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TB has killed more humans than any other infectious disease in history. The 1993…
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