Tuberculosis diagnosis in resource limited settings
Journal Title: Medical Journal Armed Forces - Year 2018, Vol 74, Issue 3
Abstract
The scourge of tuberculosis (TB), it being first documented in India and China some 3300 and 2300 years ago, respectively, continues globally.1 Towards the common aim of ending the global tuberculosis epidemic, the End TB Strategy of World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there are certain specific targets, namely a 90% reduction in TB deaths and an 80% reduction in tuberculosis incidence, which are to be achieved by 2030. 2
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Sourav Sen
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