key Finding 1.Progress towards global targets for reductions in TB cases ane deaths continues
- MDG target has been achieved
- News cases of TB have been falling for several years, and at a rate of 2.2% between 2010 t o 2011
- The TB mortality rate has decreased 41% since 1990
- Mortality and incidence rates also falling in all od WHO's six region and in most of the 22 high-burden countries that account for 80% of world's TB cases
- Cambodisa demonstrates what can be achieved in low-come and high-burden country
Key Finding 2.The global burden of TB remains enormous
Key Finding 3.Access to TB care has expanded substantially
Key Finding 4.Progress in responding to MDE-TB remains low
- Cases of MDR-TB notified 27 countries that are high-burden of MDR-TB is increasing
- India ang China are two countries with the largest number of MDR-TB cases, the figure is less than 10%,and scale-up is expected in the following 3 years
Key Finding 5.There has been further progress in implementing collaborative TB/HIV activities
- About 48% of TB parients known to be living with HIV around the world, and started on ART
- Kenya and Rwanda are top performers in HIV testing and provision of ART
Key Finding 7.The development of new drugs and new vaccines is also progressing
Key Finding 8.There are critical funding gaps for TB care and control, and research and development.