On World Tuberculosis Day, observed on March 24, Dr. Richard Milo, head of the National Tuberculosis Control Program (PNLT), provided Le Nouvelliste with a worrying overview of the situation in Haiti. Characterized by persistent cough (sometimes with blood), chest pain, intense fatigue, weight loss, fever, and night sweats, tuberculosis, however, remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Although it is a preventable and curable infectious disease, it continues to circulate actively in Haiti, fueled by difficult living conditions and limited access to healthcare.

While in 2021, the MSPP, through the National Tuberculosis Control Plan (PNLT), had detected 11,000 new tuberculosis cases, followed by 10,500 cases in 2024, an increase has been observed for 2025. The country recorded 11,337 detected tuberculosis cases, including 80 multidrug-resistant cases.