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Removing Obstacles to Healthy Development: World Health Organization Report on Infectious Diseases

This report discusses ways to reduce the spread and impact of infectious diseases, such as the six most deadly: HIV/AIDS, pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, and TB.

Author:

UNAIDS, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS

Audiences:

International Agencies

Topic:

Infection Control, TB Treatment, Treatment- TB Disease

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