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Tuberculosis In Figures
10 Million New Cases Each Year
Each year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis. One-third of these new cases, representing about 3 million individuals, are not detected and remain unknown to health organisations. As a result, patients are not receiving appropriate treatment, thereby allowing for ongoing disease transmission.
4 Million Undetected Cases
Eighty percents of new yearly cases emerge in developing countries that lack resources to implement successful diagnosis campaigns. Existing tests are not adapted to the needs of those countries.
4 in10 people with tuberculosis
are not diagnosed or treated
1.5 Million Victims
Despite being a preventable and curable disease, 1.5 million people die from tuberculosis each year because their diagnosis is “missed,” making it the world’s top infectious disease killer.
The main reason of this underdiagnosis are:
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Infrastructure (labs) required : most of the population does not have easy access to the few existing infrastructures
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Medically qualified staff required
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Testing is expensive.
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Available tests are unquantifiable and lack sensitivity
