Reaching the global tuberculosis control targets in the Western Pacific Region
PROBLEM: In 1999, a tuberculosis (TB) crisis was declared in the Western Pacific Region. APPROACH: In response, WHO established the Stop TB Special Project, which sought to halve 2000 levels of TB prevalence and mortality by 2010 through first reaching the global 2005 TB targets. LOCAL SETTING: Part...
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Main Authors: | Pieter van Maaren (Author), Bernard Tomas (Author), Philippe Glaziou (Author), Takeshi Kasai (Author), Dongil Ahn (Author) |
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