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WHO report 2009: Global Tuberculosis Control: Epidemiology, Strategy, Financing

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WHO report 2009: Global Tuberculosis Control: Epidemiology, Strategy, Financing

WHO's report on Global TB Control compiles data from over 200 countries and territories each year, monitoring the scale and direction of TB epidemics, implementation and impact of the Stop TB Strategy, and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. Order online: http://apps.who.int/bookorders/anglais/detart1.jsp?sesslan=1&codlan=1&codcol=15&codcch=4659 e-mail: tbdocs@who.int

Author:

World Health Organization, Global TB Programme

Audiences:

Health Professionals, International Agencies, Managers and Supervisors, Policy Makers

Topic:

MDR TB, Program Management, Surveillance, TB Treatment, Treatment- Directly Observed Therapy (DOT)

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