Saturday, March 24, 2012

World TB Day March 24 2012

People of different ages and living in different countries could have these hopes for stopping TB in their lifetimes:

  •  Zero deaths from TB
  • Faster treatment
  •  A quick, cheap, low-tech test
  •  An effective vaccine
  •  A world free of TB.




World TB Day (March 24) calls for awareness of the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. On the occasion, The Hindu takes a look at the Kerala scenario, especially against the backdrop of the State reporting the highest level of basic TB treatment failure in the country at 6 per cent.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.