Reaching the global tuberculosis control targets in the Western Pacific Region
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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 Particular issues in the region were low political commitment, inadequate numbers of staff (particul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of the World Health Organization
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0042-9686
DOI: 10.2471/blt.06.038521