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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Tuberculosis cases hit record high who - You Need To See This

A Vietnamese doctor and his colleague check X-rays of a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi (Credit: AFP)

A record 8.2 million new tuberculosis cases were diagnosed worldwide last year, the World Health Organization said -- the highest number since it began global TB monitoring in 1995.

The WHO said its Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, released Tuesday, highlights "mixed progress in the global fight against TB, with persistent challenges such as significant underfunding".

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