“Tuberculosis (TB) is among the world’s most lethal diseases, killing 1.4 million people each year, equivalent to more than 80% of the victims of COVID-19 in 2020. The majority (66%) of new cases come from 8 developing countries, but the threat of a global pandemic is real as cases of drug-resistant TB rise with a 10% increase between 2018 and 2019.”

-Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative Institute issued an executive briefing co-written with the International Vaccine Institute calling for “urgent action to fast-track the development of preventive measures against TB, while supporting relief efforts in the countries devastated the most by the disease.” [Future Investment Initiative Institute]