Tuberculosis Prevention and Care for Migrants

- There are an estimated one billion migrants in the world today, which include 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants.
- Tuberculosis (TB) imposes great human suffering and loss. 9 million people fell ill with TB worldwide in 2013, with 1.5 million deaths.
- TB particularly affects poor and vulnerable populations; migrants are a key affected population.
- Migration as a social determinant of health increases TB-related morbidity and mortality for migrants and their communities along all migration pathways.