The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 is a stark reminder that tuberculosis continues to claim more than 1.2 million lives each year, even though it is both preventable and curable. While the world has seen encouraging gains in diagnosis, treatment and innovation, persistent funding gaps and unequal access to care threaten to stall or reverse progress. Drug-resistant TB remains a major public health crisis, with far too many people still unable to access the treatme