Drug-Resistant TB Worldwide

Drug-Resistant TB Worldwide: Nearly 500,000 new cases of multidrug-resistant TB in 2014. Only 1 in 4 diagnosed. Only 1 in 5 treated. Half of those starting treatment were cured. To address MDR TB, we must strengthen national TB programs to find, cure, prevent all TB cases.

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Drug-Resistant TB Worldwide:

Nearly 500,000 new cases of multidrug-resistant TB in 2014.

Only 1 in 4 diagnosed. Only 1 in 5 treated. Half of those starting treatment were cured.

To address MDR TB, we must strengthen national TB programs to find, cure, prevent all TB cases.

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