The Global Challenge

Key Facts

10 million people develop TB each year.
Leading killer of people with HIV.
Long treatment regimens lead to poor adherence and resistance.
Drug development is slow and expensive.
1.5 million people die from TB per year.
Tuberculosis carries a significant carbon footprint through its treatment and care pathways.

Drug resistance is rising.
With increased global movement, TB is once again being detected in Europe and North America.
Marginalised communities are disproportionately affected.
Healthcare systems are overstretched.
Recent drastic cuts in estate government funding, have made the problem worse.
The work of WWTB is pivotal in eliminating this disease.