BREAKING: Lockdowns will lead to 6.3m TB cases, 1.4m deaths by 2025 —Report
A non-governmental organisation, Stop TB Partnership, has projected an additional 6.3 million cases of tuberculosis between 2020 and 2025 and 1.4 million more TB deaths during the same period as a result of global COVID-19 lockdowns.
The report added, “The modelling analysis released by the Stop TB Partnership shows that under a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration of services, the world could see an additional 6.3 million cases of TB between 2020 and 2025 and an additional 1.4 million TB deaths during that same period.”
The study was reportedly commissioned by the Stop TB Partnership in collaboration with the Imperial College, Avenir Health and Johns Hopkins University, and was supported by USAID. “TB is a forgotten respiratory disease that still kills 1.5 million people each year, more than any other infectious disease. Incidence and deaths due to TB have been declining steadily over the last several years as a result of intensified activities by high burden countries to find people with TB early and provide appropriate treatment.”
“The COVID-19 pandemic, especially considering the mitigation measures put in place, has proven to be a major setback in achieving the UNGA targets, as TB case detection has dramatically fallen, treatments have often been delayed and the risk of interruption of treatment and potential increase of people with drug-resistant TB has increased.”
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Nasarawa imposes total lockdown over rise in COVID-19 casesThe Nasarawa State Government has imposed a total lockdown on Nasarawa Local Government Area, hometown of the lawmaker who died as a result...
Read more »
COVID-19: Oba of Benin warns citizens taking cases to security agencies - Daily Post NigeriaThe Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has called on citizens of the state who have cases in the palace to hold on pending the lifting of the lockdown order by the
Read more »
UK could start easing virus lockdown next week: PMBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday he could begin to ease a nationwide coronavirus lockdown next week, but warned he would do nothing that would risk a new surge of cases.
Read more »
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Top 3,000 As Death Toll Hits 103Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Top 3,000 As Death Toll Hits 103
Read more »
Oil rises above $31 as lockdown easing counter supply glutOil rose above $31 a barrel on Wednesday as hopes for a recovery in demand as some countries ease coronavirus lockdowns offset a report showing
Read more »