Pandemic sets back global fight against tuberculosis by a decade

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, said the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2021 confirmed fears the pandemic could 'unravel years of progress against tuberculosis'. File picture: Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP

Global tuberculosis (TB) deaths have risen for the first time in more than a decade, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) report.

The WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2021 highlights the significant role of the Covid-19 pandemic in setting back the fight against TB by several years.