Nigeria: WHO, Global Fund Need U.S.$1.6 Billion Annually to Fight Drug-Resistant TB

19 March 2013

The World Health organisation (WHO) and the Global Fund Monday said strains of tuberculosis with resistance to multiple drugs could spread widely and highlight an annual need of at least $1.6 billion in international funding for treatment and prevention of the disease.

Director-General of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan; and Executive Director of the Global Fund, Dr. Mark Dybul, said the only way to carry out the urgent work of identifying all new cases of tuberculosis, while simultaneously making progress against the most serious existing cases, will be to mobilize significant funding from domestic sources and international donors.

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