Although COVID-19 has undermined global progress, many African countries have
sustained declines in tuberculosis mortality rates. With excellent short-course preventive …

Tuberculosis is the leading cause of deaths from an infectious disease worldwide. WHO's
End TB Strategy is falling short of several 2020 targets. Undernutrition is the leading …

Background Each year, more than 13.7 million people became an active case of
tuberculosis and more than 1.5 million cases of TB patient will die. The association between …

India has the highest burden of incident tuberculosis (TB) cases and deaths globally. TB is
strongly associated with poverty and this risk is largely mediated by undernutrition in India …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of death worldwide, with 1.5 million deaths in 2020.
While TB incidence and mortality had previously been on a downwards trend, in 2020, TB …

Undernutrition and tuberculosis (TB) are linked and have a bidirectional relationship.
Undernutrition increases the risk of TB which in turn, can lead to malnutrition. Undernutrition …

Background Diabetes was identified as a tuberculosis (TB) risk factor mostly in retrospective
studies with limited assessments of metabolic variables. The prospective Effects of Diabetes …

Background Indigenous peoples worldwide carry a disproportionate tuberculosis burden.
There is an increasing awareness of the effect of social determinants and proximate …

Extreme hunger and poverty remain a significant barrier to maintaining a normal and healthy
life, and increase the burden of tuberculosis (TB) in sub-Saharan African countries. The …

Diabetes and undernutrition are common risk factors for TB, associated with poor treatment
outcomes and exacerbated by TB. We aimed to assess non-communicable multimorbidity …