Ireland needs a national tuberculosis controller, expert warns

The World Health Organization says tuberculosis (TB) is the second biggest infectious diseases killer after Covid-19.

Ireland needs to appoint a national tuberculosis controller as figures rise worldwide with the Russia-Ukraine war likely to further increase these figures, a leading respiratory expert has warned.

This week the World Health Organisation said tuberculosis (TB) is the second biggest infectious diseases killer after Covid-19 — claiming over 4,100 lives every day around the world. Rates of infection increased during the pandemic for the first time in over a decade.