Impact Of Covid-19 Pandemic Extends To Tuberculosis And Neglected Tropical Diseases | Online Marketing Tools | Scoop.it
Last month, the World Health Organization reported that for the first time in 15 years the number of people who have died from tuberculosis has increased. Worldwide, in 2020, more than 1.5 million deaths were attributed to tuberculosis; the first year-on-year increase since 2005. Multiple reasons have been cited, one of which is diversion of resources due to the Covid-19 pandemic.