Today is World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. It is a day when the whole world is reminded of the menace that TB continues to pose to humanity despite the existence of effective control interventions. As in 2010, the theme for this year's World TB Day is "Innovation"; and the slogan is "On the move against tuberculosis".
Tuberculosis is a major public health problem in the WHO African Region. The 2010 WHO Global TB Control Report indicates that the African Region, accounting for about 12% of the world population, recorded 23% of notified TB cases worldwide in 2010. The high TB burden is linked to the emergence of new challenges such as TB/HIV co-infection and multidrug-resistant TB.
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