Economic benefit of tuberculosis control (English)

Tuberculosis is the most important infectious cause of adult deaths after HIV/AIDS in low- and middle-income countries. This paper evaluates the economic benefits of extending the World Health Organization's DOTS Strategy (a multi-component approach that includes directly observed treatment, short course chemotherapy and several other components) as proposed in the Global Plan to Stop TB, 2006-2015. The authors use a model-based approach that combines...

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Adeyi,Olusoji Owolabi;

Darley, Sarah;

Dye, Christopher;

Floyd, Katherine;

Klein, Eili;

Laxminarayan,Ramanan;
Document Date
2007/08/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS4295
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Economic benefit of tuberculosis control
Keywords
gdp growth rate

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Adeyi,Olusoji Owolabi; Darley, Sarah; Dye, Christopher; Floyd, Katherine; Klein, Eili; Laxminarayan,Ramanan.

Economic benefit of tuberculosis control (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 4295 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/554871468175465282

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