Global tuberculosis control : surveillance, planning, financing : WHO report 2005
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TextPublication details: Geneva : Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, 2005. Description: viii, 247 p. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN: 9241562919; 9789241562911Subject(s): TuberculosisNLM classification: WF 300 W 2005Summary: This is the ninth WHO annual report on global tuberculosis control, including data on case notifications and treatment outcomes from 199 national TB control programmes, and an analysis of plans, budgets, expenditures, and progress in DOTS (Directly Observed Therapy - Short Course) strategies for 22 high-burden countries. Ten consecutive years of data are now available to assess progress towards the Millennium Development Goals targets for TB control. Findings include that in 2003, there were 8.8 million new cases of TB, and an estimated 1.7 million deaths from TB including those co-infected with HIV. The TB incidence rate was falling or stable in five out of six WHO regions (incidence is rising in Africa, particularly in countries with higher HIV prevalence rates), but growing at one per cent glob
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This is the ninth WHO annual report on global tuberculosis control, including data on case notifications and treatment outcomes from 199 national TB control programmes, and an analysis of plans, budgets, expenditures, and progress in DOTS (Directly Observed Therapy - Short Course) strategies for 22 high-burden countries. Ten consecutive years of data are now available to assess progress towards the Millennium Development Goals targets for TB control. Findings include that in 2003, there were 8.8 million new cases of TB, and an estimated 1.7 million deaths from TB including those co-infected with HIV. The TB incidence rate was falling or stable in five out of six WHO regions (incidence is rising in Africa, particularly in countries with higher HIV prevalence rates), but growing at one per cent glob
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