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MSF Fact Sheet: Tuberculosis

Fact Sheet
MSF Fact Sheet: Tuberculosis

This fact sheet provides an overview of TB diagnosis, treatment, and drug-resistant TB. It also reviews the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), campaign for Access to Essential Medicines, which has dealt with TB since its first day of operations more than 30 years ago.

Author:

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres

Audiences:

International Agencies, Policy Makers

Topic:

Advocacy/Communications, General TB Information

Country of Origin:

United States

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