a historic opportunity for leaders to end tb lithuania
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A H I S T O R I C O P P O R T U N I T Y F O R L E A D E R S T O E N D T B
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www.fi ghttb2015.euLithuania
As part of the Latvian Presidency of the European Union, Ministers of Health, Research, Social Aff airs and Finance from 28 EU countries and six Eastern European countries will meet for the fi rst Eastern Partnership Ministerial Meeting on Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant TB on 30th-31st March 2015.
To support this eff ort, join the Fight TB 2015 campaign! Your actions are key to raise awareness about the alarming TB situation in our region. Encourage your representatives and decision-makers to attend the Ministerial Conference in Riga.
How Can I Make A Diff erence?
Lithuania
Why TB in 2015?
New TB cases a day
TB deaths a week5
5
The facts
Drug-resistant TB cases in 2013
280
People with TB who know theirHIV status
67%
8/10
4/10Drug-resistant TB cases treated
Cost of treating one drug-resistant TB case in Lithuania
Population3 million
National TB Budget
No Data Available
No Data AvailableFunding Gap
No Data Availableinternationally funded
No Data Availabledomestic funded
Tuberculosis (TB) is curable, but 37,000 people die every year of this airborne disease in Europe alone — almost fi ve deaths every hour. Yet, fi nancial support for TB programmes in the European region is declining.
This will have a devastating impact across Europe.
The Funding Needs (per year)
TB Cases Detected
Economic loss from TB in Europe
$ 5.9 billion
$ 27,521