Tuberculosis in Bangladesh

DHAKA, BANGLADESH - 2014/11/19: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been converted to black and white.) Ali Akbar is from Lakhipur distict and has been suffering from TB for 6 months, he receives daily injections and has a tube inserted into his infected lung to drain it. Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health problem. The incident of TB is much higher in developing countries such as Bangladesh. The country ranks sixth among 22 highest burden TB countries in the world. The World Health Organization estimates that approximately 570000 people are currently suffering from TB disease in Bangladesh. Every year more than 300,000 people develop TB and 66,000 TB-related deaths occur in Bangladesh. (Photo by Probal Rashid/LightRocket via Getty Images)