dr masood darren is the head of the world health organization's joins to become the aids and hepatitis program in europe dr dhar a typical low says was thought of as a disease of the developing world we just saw the situation in ukraine is it representative of europe would you say. yes and thank you very much for having me here. on march twenty four thousand eight hundred eighty two. announced the discovery of mycobacterium tuberculosis is the cause and causing agent for t v he had hoped that in a couple of years he would be able to eliminate the this disease but as you rightly mention you have about ten people giving the but one you know seven hundred thousand lose their life that's five thousand people per day five thousand men women and children and this is this is why are these diseases are being eliminated many many years ago talking about our region. we have about three hundred thousand new to be close this case is about twenty six thousand deaths due to the very close use we have the fastest decline of tuberculosis rates among all that nature regions but we are very much concern