A report just released “Evaluation of Ricks of Tuberculosis in Western Province Papua New Guinea” concludes that the prevalence of TB is very high (at least 500/100,000). This is one of the highest levels globally. From data in the WHO’s Global Tuberculosis Report 2012 the only countries with higher prevalences (cases/100,000) are Cambodia (817), South Africa (768), Democratic Republic of the Congo (512), Zinbabwe (547), and Myanmar (506). PNG in the WHO report had a prevalence of 534/100,000 for 2011; so the Western Province data is consistent with PNG nationally.