[afro-nets] HealthNet News World TB Day special edition

["Pamela Scorza" <pamela@healthnet.org>]

Special Edition No. 16 	World Tuberculosis Day	 21 March, 2008	 
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Dear Readers,

This World Tuberculosis Day special edition of HealthNet News contains reports from the World Health Organization, articles about potential new TB tests, and articles on different dimensions of dealing with the crisis. Below is the table of contents of this edition.

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WHO REPORTS ON TB 

1. Progress in TB Diagnosis and Control Slowing, Says New Report 
2. Global Tuberculosis Control - Surveillance, Planning, Financing 

TESTING 

3. New More Effective Tuberculosis Screening Test for HIV Victims 
4. Drug Susceptibility Testing Using Molecular Techniques Can Enhance Tuberculosis Diagnosis in a Community with a High Tuberculosis Incidence 

DEALING WITH THE TB CRISIS 

5. Tuberculosis in Africa ? Combating an HIV-Driven Crisis 
6. Measuring Tuberculosis Burden, Trends, and the Impact of Control Programmes 


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Pamela Scorza
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