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World Service,27 Mar 1996,13 mins

Tuberculosis - The Comeback Disease

Health Matters

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Tuberculosis is spiralling out of control, the programme looks at treatment and causes. Three million people died in one year from TB despite an inexpensive cure. Now the World Health Organisation is looking at how to raise public consciousness of its treatment which can last months but ultimately prevents the disease from spreading..

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