CHINA TB
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE WORLD Bank is lending China US$104 million to treat tuberculosis sufferers, strengthening its National TB Control Programme. The money will be complemented by a UK Pounds 28.3 million grant from the UK's Department for International Development, which will help Beijing manage this expansion, notably by allowing the bank loan to be on-lent to China's provinces at a concessional rate.
THE WORLD Bank is lending China US$104 million to treat tuberculosis sufferers, strengthening its National TB Control Programme. The money will be complemented by a UK Pounds 28.3 million grant from the UK's Department for International Development, which will help Beijing manage this expansion, notably by allowing the bank loan to be on-lent to China's provinces at a concessional rate.
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