Strategic priorities for TB control in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines – comparative analysis of national TB prevalence surveys

Strategic priorities for TB control in Bangladesh, Indonesia, and the Philippines – comparative analysis of national TB prevalence surveys

Abstract Background Philippines, Indonesia, and Bangladesh are three high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries in Asia which account for 18% of the estimated global TB incidence (1.8 million) and 15% of TB related deaths (192,000). In 2017 alone, approximately 785,000 of the incident TB cases in these...

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Main Authors: Neeraj Kak, Krishnapada Chakraborty, Swati Sadaphal, Hala Jassim AlMossawi, Marianne Calnan, Begum Vikarunnessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tuberculosis
Prevalence
Incidence
End TB
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-08675-9

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