PAHO Event Highlights TB Treatment, Prevention In Latin American, Caribbean Region

The Center for Global Health Policy’s “Science Speaks” blog highlights an event that took place on March 21 at the Pan American Health Organization in recognition of World TB Day, held annually on March 24. “In addition to addressing the social causes of TB, governments also need to target urban areas, where 80 percent of all Latin American and Caribbean populations live said panelists at the event,” the blog notes and features links to several videos on TB treatment and prevention in Latin America and the Caribbean (Aziz, 3/25).

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