The present paper is a key issue paper on current trends and perspectives in TB treatment and control. The TB epidemic, once thought under control, has re-emerged. This trend is mainly due to the HIV epidemic and the increasing problem of multi-drug resistant TB. Every year there are 8-10 million new infections worldwide. TB killed 2 million people in 2002 and is the world’s biggest killer of women. To account for this, fighting TB has been included in the MDGs. An update provided for SDC by the Swiss Tropical Institute. (pdf)

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