TUBERCULOSIS SITUATION IN 2020

AFGHANISTAN

Population: 38,928,341
Low-income

75,000

estimated people who developed TB. Among them 15,000 were Children (WHO TB Database)

29,182

missing people with TB ( 5,262 were Children) (WHO TB Database)

NA

estimated people who developed Drug Resistant TB (DR-TB) - a form of TB more difficult to diagnose, treat and cure (WHO TB Database)

NA

missing people with DR-TB(WHO TB Database)

13

estimated people who developed TB and were coinfected with HIV(WHO TB Database)

5

people were diagnosed with both, HIV infection and TB disease(WHO TB Database)

11,000

people died because of TB (WHO TB Database)

TB is the number 3

cause of death among communicable, maternal, neonatal & nutritional diseases(IHME Global Burden of Disease, 2020)

TB, 2010-2020

Drug Resistant TB, 2010-2020

TB-HIV Co-infection, 2010-2020

UNHLM Diagnosis and Treatment Targets

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UNHLM TB Preventive Therapy Targets

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Resources Needed to reach UNHLM Targets Resources include Health System Cost and Enablers

Due to the Covid pandemics, needs are likely to increase in 2021-2022

Undernourishment

HIV

Living in Slums

Diabetes

NA values indicate missing data

Age/Sex disaggregation of People with TB, 2020

WHO

Available TB Funding (US$ Millions), 2011-2020TB Funding excludes Health System Cost

Available Funding: Sources & Category, 2020

TB REACH Grants (US$ Cummulative)(2011-2020)

 

Diagnostics and Medicines supplied by GDF

(including New Drugs and Regimens)

Communities, Human Rights and Gender

 
StopTB Partnership

Progress Related to Global Plan Targets

Reach at least 90% of people with TB
Successfully treat at least 90% of notified people with TB

Country Membership & Eligibility

Yes(Y)/No(N)

  • Is High TB Burden? N
  • Is High DR-TB Burden? N
  • Is High TB-HIV Burden? N
  • Eligible for Global Fund Funding (TB or TB/HIV)? Y
  • Participates in GF Strategic Initiative to find missing people with TB? N
  • Active national TB MP Caucus? N
  • National StopTB Partnership? Y
  • USAID TB Priority? NA

StopTB Partners in Country