World Tuberculosis Day - 24th March
Posted Sun, 24 Mar 2013 07:05:14 GMT by Michael Evans
Although in the developed world TB is commonly regarded as a disease of the past, 4,000 people still die from TB every day. Most of these deaths are in the developing world. The tragedy is that while inexpensive treatment can cure 90% of TB cases, TB prevention and cure is woefully underfunded. The world aim is to achieve zero TB, but very little is being done to fulfil this aim.
World Tuberculosis Day - 24th March