Vol. 6 No. 1 (2022): TB Situation in Zambia

Zambia is among the 30 high TB and TB-HIV burden countries. TB in Zambia TB remains a major cause of ill-health and deaths especially among people living with HIV (PLHIV). In our setting, TB alone is responsible for at least 40% of the deaths among people living with HIV in Zambia.
The World Health Organization in 2022 estimated the TB incidence to be at 307 per 100,000 a drop from 346 per 100,000 population. overall, this represents a 60% reduction in the burden of TB in Zambia when compared with the level in 2000 (759/100,000 population). In the last 5 years, Zambia has amplified and accelerated the fight against TB. In the last 5 years there has been huge capital investment from both donor and domestic funding through the donor community and the Government of the Republic of Zambia.