The Lancet Respiratory Medicine: Three Reasons Why the European Region Should Worry About TB

16 February 2026

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine comment

Despite decades of experience, advanced health systems, and deep medical knowledge, the WHO European region is still at risk from the global epidemic of TB. There are at least three pressing reasons why Europeans should care about this disease: number of deaths (despite being preventable), conflicts, and forced migration. The fourth reason is looming — worsening of the global TB epidemic due to drastic international aid funding cuts by many high-income countries.

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Source: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine