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Timor-Leste records a decline in Tuberculosis incidence, improved testing: Global TB Report

Dili, 8 November 2022- Timor-Leste has shown a reduction in the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, according to the World Health Organization’s newly released Global TB report. The TB incidence in the country had been stagnant at 498 per 100,000 population for the past many years, but in 2021, the incidence showed a 2.4% decline to 486 per 100,000.

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