Monday 24th March was World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. The global impact of TB is devastating, especially in developing countries where poverty and the prevalence of HIV lower resistance and encourage further transmission. Tuberculosis causes about 2 million deaths a year, about 98% in developing countries. The EU has channelled 28 million euro into TB drug and vaccine research in the last four years, within the 5th EU research framework programme, and will be committing significantly more during the course of the 6th research framework programme (2003-2006).
You can find a press release on the topic here.
