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.

http://www.worldtbday.org/

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.

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