Pakistan ranks 8th among the countries bearing a 95% burden of infectious diseases and fifth in the world with active tuberculosis patients. Pakistan has an estimated 510,000 new tuberculosis cases emerging each year. It is ranked fifth among high-burden countries worldwide.

Pakistan ranks fourth in the world with Multi-Drug Resistant tuberculosis patients. Key reasons for the emergence of the drug-resistant form of TB include delays in diagnosis, unsupervised, inappropriate and inadequate drug regimens, poor follow-up, and lack of a social support program for high-risk populations. Unfortunately, TB is a stigma in the country so patients try to hide the disease and get treatment privately. As a result, many times they miss the medicines.

VFAHT emphasizes the adaptation of preventive measures to reduce the spread of tuberculosis. It conducts various projects under the banner of a prevention and control program.