TUBERCULOSIS
October 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLA GLOBAL plan to halt the spread of tuberculosis has been launched by a coalition of international groups, including the World Bank and the World Health Organisation; it has already appealed to national governments to pledge substantial funds.The Stop TB Partnership wants to reverse the current epidemic, which killed nearly two million people last year, and which has gained strength by association with the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and growing drug-resistance.The plan includes the expansion of access to DOTS, the internationally accepted strategy where ...
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