SURINAME – The National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) registered 157 tuberculosis cases in 2014. There were reportedly 144 TB cases in 2013 which means that there has been a slight increase. The increase is the result of the improved TB tracking system. As countries marked World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, WHO is calling for “global solidarity and action” to support a new 20-year strategy, which aims to end the global tuberculosis epidemic. Recent years have seen tremendous progress in the fight against TB, with over 37 million lives saved, but much more needs to be done…[+]