TB is still a global issue – word list

an issue – a question, a matter or subject
yet – but
to block – to prevent
the immune system – the body’s ability to protect itself from infection
to get little or no mention – to be mentioned rarely or not at all
to shine light on something – to make sth clearer, to investigate sth further
to become drug-resistant – to be no longer treatable by drugs
You just can’t talk of ……and not ……= the two matters are not separate but linked
hence – (adverb, formal) – therefore
the lack of – the absence of
joined-up thinking – thinking about a complex problem in an intelligent way which includes all of the most important facts
alongside – together with