Almost 1,200 hospitalised with TB in four years

1.5 million die from preventable and curable disease every year

There were nearly 1,200 people hospitalised with tuberculosis here in four years, according to a new study.

The study carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland examined hospital admissions from 2015 to 2018 diagnosed with the condition which sees 10 million falling ill around the world every year.