Science and Technology Facilitates Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: Current Situation, Progress and Countermeasures

Authors

Cuihua LIU, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaFollow
Xiaobo REN, Bureau of Science&Technology for Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100864, China
Jing WANG, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Yu PANG, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101100, China
Zhou TONG, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
George Fu GAO, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, ChinaFollow

Keywords

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, tuberculosis, tuberculosis prevention and control, science and technology, prevention and control measures

Document Type

S & T and Society

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB), a chronic communicable disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has harassed the human being for long-term and remains to be one of the major public health problems facing the world as well as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. We are falling short of TB control targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations (UN). To achieve the ambitious targets of global TB prevention and control, there is an urgent need for immediate action as well as science and technology breakthroughs (e.g., a new vaccine and drug) to rapidly reduce TB incidence worldwide. This study summarizes the current progress on global and China's TB prevention and control, and analyzes the contribution of science and technology in TB prevention and control. Based on the above analysis, we propose the following thought and advice on strengthening TB prevention and control through science and technology:Strengthening the basic research of TB, developing new TB vaccines and drugs, developing new diagnostic techniques for TB, and perfecting the system to support and strengthen the safeguard measures. The purpose of this study is to promote the policy layout and practice innovation of scientific prevention and control of TB in China, thus speeding up the realization of goals set by the WHO End TB Strategy.

First page

112

Last Page

122

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

LIU, Cuihua; REN, Xiaobo; WANG, Jing; PANG, Yu; TONG, Zhou; and GAO, George Fu (2022) "Science and Technology Facilitates Tuberculosis Prevention and Control: Current Situation, Progress and Countermeasures," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 37 : Iss. 1 , Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20211116002
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol37/iss1/14