Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is one of the world's leading infectious killers - second only to HIV/AIDS. The 2007 WHO Global TB Control Report, which will be issued on Thursday 22 March 2007, updates the current trends on the airborne disease with all the very latest data from nearly 200 countries.

In the wake of the newly-identified extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) and continuing challenges such as TB and HIV co-infection,peritoneal mesothelioma the 2007 WHO Global TB Control Report underlines the major issues affecting TB patients, health workers and governments today. This year's report also highlights achievements in reaching global 2005 TB targets set by the World Health Assembly.mesothelioma lawyers

The launch is prior to World TB Day, held every year on 24 March. This year's theme is: "TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere".

The Global TB Control Report will be released on the WHO website on Thursday 22 March 2007 (12:00 GMT) and also in various cities with key speakers from WHO and the Stop TB Partnership.