An Opportunity to END TB: Using the Sustainable Development Goals for Action on Socio-Economic Determinants of TB in High Burden Countries in WHO South-East Asia and the Western Pacific Regions
The progress towards ending tuberculosis (TB) by 2035 is less than expected in 11 high TB burden countries in the World Health Organization South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions. Along with enhancing measures aimed at achieving universal access to quality-assured diagnosis, treatment and preve...
Main Authors: | Srinath Satyanarayana, Pruthu Thekkur, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Yan Lin, Riitta A. Dlodlo, Mohammed Khogali, Rony Zachariah, Anthony David Harries |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-06-01
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Series: | Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/5/2/101 |
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