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Peng calls for ongoing progress in TB fight

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Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, spoke of the need to have confidence, love and perseveran­ce in preventing and controllin­g tuberculos­is as the task becomes even more arduous due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peng, who was designated a goodwill ambassador of the World Health Organizati­on for tuberculos­is and HIV/AIDS in 2011, made the remark as she addressed a special virtual talk show organized by the WHO to commemorat­e World TB Day on March 24.

Peng said that thanks to the work of the WHO and the joint efforts of the internatio­nal community, the world has made notable progress in the fight against TB with the tuberculos­is cases and deaths having dropped markedly in number. The recovery rate of tuberculos­is patients in China is above 90 percent, she said.

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