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Photo Essay
TB and Poverty
By: Gary Knight

Whilst there are signs that globally the TB control targets of 70% case detection (CD) and 85% cure rate (CR) may almost be reached by the end of 2005, there is increasing concern that the poor are still being missed from these figures. When focusing on the next stage of DOTS expansion, should the emphasis be on increasing coverage, or increasing access for the poor?

View a photo essay on TB and Poverty by well known photographer Gary Knight at:
http://www.viiphoto.com/detail-story3.php?news_id=491