Reach the 3 Million: Find. Treat. Cure TB.

TB is infectious and spreads through the air. A third of the world's population has been infected by TB bacteria but only one in 10 will fall ill. For those with active TB, the symptoms may be mild for many months, leading to delays in diagnosis and treatment, while spreading the disease to others. Most people with TB can be cured by taking a six-month course of drugs. If treatment is incomplete, TB can come back, often, in a more resistant form. People with TB also suffer discrimination and stigma, rejection and social isolation. While there has been major progress in fighting TB, more needs to be done.

About 3 million people are "missed" each year by health systems and many therefore do not get the TB care that they need and deserve. Many of the missed will die, some will get better, others will continue to infect others.