In 2023, Tuberculosis overtook COVID-19 to once again become the world’s deadliest infectious disease (1). 🫁
Around a quarter of the world’s population carry the TB bacteria, but TB isn’t just a public health issue – it’s an equity issue. Even though TB can be prevented and cured, many around the world are left behind without fair and adequate access to the necessary resources (healthcare, food, housing) (1-6).
Keep reading to learn more about what TB is, how it spreads, and why health equity is the key to stopping it.
Sources
- Global tuberculosis report 2024 | World Health Organization | 2023
- WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the Townhall of the WHO Civil Society Task Force on Tuberculosis | World Health Organization | June 2025
- Tuberculosis Overview | StatPearls – NCBI Bookshelf | Updated December 2024
- Tuberculosis mortality | World Health Organization | 2023
- Nunavik’s 14 mayors call for public health emergency over tuberculosis cases | CBC News | June 2025
- Quebec ‘closely monitoring’ tuberculosis in Nunavik, minister says, as doctors call for more resources | CBC News | June 2025
- About Tuberculosis | BC Centre for Disease Control
- Learn About Tuberculosis | American Lung Association
- Tuberculose | Institut national de santé publique du Québec
- Notice to industry: Manitoba dairy herd declared infected with bovine tuberculosis | Government of Canada | June 2025
- Tuberculosis (TB): Symptoms and treatment | Government of Canada
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