The spike in the world’s deadliest infectious disease comes as officials warn global aid cuts could lead to a resurgence.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AN) – Increasing cases of childhood and drug-resistant tuberculosis are a growing concern on two continents as international funding cuts jeopardize control efforts worldwide.
Children in 53 countries across Europe and Central Asia experienced "a worrying 10% surge" in year-to-year pediatric tuberculosis infections as of 2023, the European Union's agency for fighting infectious diseases and the World Health Organization's European branch reported on Monday.
Talks will reconvene next week to finish a proposed global accord for the World Health Assembly to take up in May.
The loss of funding could unravel major progress since 2000 in reducing women's deaths during pregnancy and childbirth.
One donor predicts more than 1 million kids in poor countries could die without U.S. funding for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.
More than 275,000 glaciers cover 700,000 square kilometers of the planet. Glaciers and ice sheets store 70% of all freshwater.
Talks will reconvene next week to finish a proposed global accord for the World Health Assembly to take up in May.
China requested World Trade Organization-led dispute consultations over Trump's tariffs, now as high as 145%.
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Europe's 'AI continent' would offer up to five large-scale but power-hungry facilities drawing Big Tech with simpler rules.
