World Bank Statement for World TB Day.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 2008-WORLD BANK GROUP: World Bank Statement for World TB Day(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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WASHINGTON -- The World Bank Group is working with countries and partner agencies to control tuberculosis (TB) at global, regional, and national levels. Despite some recent progress in parts of the world, TB remains a massive global public health problem, with nearly 9.2 million new cases and 1.7 million deaths each year. This situation is compounded by the growing emergence of Multi-drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) and Extensively Drug Resistant TB (XDR-TB).

New threats require urgent action. The release last month of the "Anti-TB Drug Resistance in the World" report by WHO is a wake-up call for the international...