Exploring How Peru Is Addressing Drug-Resistant TB
Friday, January 20, 2012
Discussing the recent reports of so-called "totally drug-resistant" tuberculosis (TDR-TB) in India, journalist John Donnelly in this GlobalPost "Global Voices" blog entry writes, "Overall, the world is treating drug-resistant TB extraordinarily poorly, and that creates more and more cases of resistant TB that aren't being cured." Donnelly describes his experience in Peru, where he and photographer Riccardo Venturi recently traveled at the invitation of the Japanese company Otsuka Pharmaceutical and "met with local scientists, doctors and patients to explore the scope of the struggle to fight drug-resistant TB" (1/19).
Print This ArticlePrint Entire Report
The Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report is published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 2012 Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved. The report summarizes the latest, most relevant information on U.S. global health policy developments and related news from hundreds of sources. Access today's full report or sign up for an email subscription to the Daily Report.
