[The war and #TigraySiege], resulted in an increase in TB deaths to unacceptable level among both HIV negative and HIV Positive people, returning to the level of decades ago.
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The Impact of war and siege on Tigray's Tuberculosis Program
Background Health is a human right, not a luxury. Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global public health problem and drug resistant TB continues to be a global public health threat. Though it is a curable and preventable communicable disease, TB is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent ranking above HIV/AIDS and the leading cause of morbidity & mortality among people living with HIV. The struggle to end...