Over 4 million fungal related deaths annually.
Over 4 million
fungal-related deaths annually.
5th biggest cause of death
Mucormycosis video
Professor Arunaloke Chakrabarti, Senior Advisor to GAFFI and Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Reference & Research on Fungi of Medical Importance.
Video South Africa - Cryptococcal
Cryptococcal meningitis, mostly AIDS-related affects over 250,000 people worldwide each year.
Video Box WHO NFD
WHO accepts rapid tests for life threatening fungal diseases aspergillosis and Pneumocystis pneumonia as ‘Essential Diagnostics’
Over 2 million lung disease
Over 2 million
fungal related deaths annually.
5th biggest cause of death
Video Box December 2020
Dr Felix Bongomin lecturer in Medical Microbiology at Gulu University Medical School, Uganda, and Ambassador for the Geneva-based Global Action Fund for Fungal Infections (GAFFI)