Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem affecting millions of people globally. In 2016, 10.4 million people developed TB causing 1.7 million deaths. Over 95% of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries. On 19 May 2014, the World Health Assembly adopted the World Health Organization Post-2015 Global TB strategy with its ambitious targets. The strategy aimed at reducing the number of TB deaths by 95% and decreasing its incidence by 90% by 2035 compared to 2015 levels. Low-incidence countries are those with a TB notification rate of < 100 TB cases (all forms) per million population and year. Pre-elimination is < 10 notified TB cases per million population and year, and elimination of TB as a public health problem is < 1 notified TB case per million population and year. In low-incidence countries, TB elimination requires tailored actions and bold interventions to improve care and strengthen preventive measures.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.5001/omj.2018.35
- Journal
- Oman Medical Journal
- Publisher
- Oman Medical Specialty Board
- Open access
- Gold open access
Cite this article
APA 7
Al Awaidy, S. T., & Khamis, F. (2018). Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination. Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.35
MLA 9
Al Awaidy, Salah T., and Faryal Khamis. "Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination." Oman Medical Journal, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.35.
Chicago (author–date)
Al Awaidy, Salah T., and Faryal Khamis. 2018. "Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination." Oman Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2018.35.
Harvard
Al Awaidy, S. T. and Khamis, F. (2018) 'Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination', Oman Medical Journal. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.35.
Vancouver
Al Awaidy ST, Khamis F. Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination. Oman Medical Journal. 2018. doi:10.5001/omj.2018.35
IEEE
S. T. Al Awaidy, and F. Khamis, "Tuberculosis in Gulf Health Council Member States: Opportunities and Challenges Towards TB elimination," Oman Medical Journal, 2018, doi: 10.5001/omj.2018.35.