It is necessary to focus on the identification, diagnosis and treatment of TB disease in children and young people, to achieve the plan set by the continuous development goal to prevent TB disease by 2030.
The Honorable Dr. Lia Tadese, the Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia, stated this at the 72nd World Health Organization forum on the African continent, which is being held in Lome, Togo. She said that since the TB disease roadmap for children and young adults approved in Ethiopia in 2015 started to be implemented, the prevention and treatment of children and young adults from TB disease has improved.