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Tuberculosis kills over one and a half million people each year, while governments struggle with inadequate infrastructure and the increasing threat of drug-resistant strains and co-infection with HIV/AIDS.
(Photo credit: Gary Hampton/The Global Fund)
Opinions and Analysis
We can learn from XDR-TB treatment in Lima
A Peruvian clinic's treatment of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is an example to the developing world, says Mario C. Raviglione.
11 August 2008
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Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Drug-resistant TB needs massive research increase
Multidrug-resistant TB needs more research to equip healthcare workers with the right tools, write Frank G. J. Cobelens and colleagues.
Doubts about WHO tuberculosis programme
11 February 2008
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Source: British Medical Journal
Policy Briefs
Controlling TB requires public awareness
An assessment of national tuberculosis policies in select countries emphasises the need for more public engagement.
27 June 2007
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Source: Open Society Institute
Addressing health policy in Myanmar
The challenge of setting policy priorities for infectious diseases in Myanmar's current political climate.
27 June 2007
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Source: PLoS Medicine
News and Features
Secrets of TB drug resistance uncovered
A comparison of different strains of tuberculosis has revealed that they are prone to acquiring drug resistance.
Drug-resistant TB 'rife' in China
A new survey reveals that China has one of the highest levels of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in the world.
