World TB Day 2013
Gary Hamptom/WHO SEARO
“Stop TB in South-East Asia – zero death to zero infection”
South-East Asia accounts for 40% of the world’s burden of tuberculosis. However, with greater public awareness of TB, increased number of cases being detected, and more people having access to adequate treatment, the number of deaths due to the disease has declined by 40% since 1990, and the Region is on track to achieve the global target of 50% reduction in death rates (compared with 1990) by 2015.
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Global burden
40%The proportion of the global burden of TB in the Region
Refer to Pie Chartpdf, 294kb
TB prevalent cases
5 millionTB prevalent cases in the Region
Refer to SEAR TB Annual Report 2013pdf, 155kb
