Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health (Dec 2018)
New TB Tools Need to be Affordable in the Private Sector: The Case Study of Xpert MTB/RIF
Abstract
Of the estimated 10.4 million people who fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2016, only 6.3 million people were detected and officially notified to national TB programmes, leaving a gap of 4.1 million [1]. These 4.1 million people are considered ‘missing. ’ Where are they and why are they missing?
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