Global Statics:
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s deadliest diseases:
- Tb is among the 3 greatest causes of death of women aged 15-44.
- One third of the world’s population are infected with TB.
- In 2011, almost 9 million people around the world became sick with TB disease. There were around 1.4 million TB-related deaths worldwide.
- It is estimated that 250,000 children suffer from TB each year and 100,000 die.
- TB is a leading killer of people who are HIV infected.
Global costs:
There's more than 9 million new cases a year, with a global price for treatment is approaching to $3 billion.