Early diagnosis needed to fight TB

By IPS Correspondents Reprint | | Print |

Aug 5 2011 (IPS) - Tuberculosis kills 1.7 million people every year. In sub-Saharan Africa, the disease is also a major killer of people living with HIV. Stigma, poor adherence to medicines and lack of early diagnosis plagues the management of TB in these states.

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