Bill Gates gives US $33 million to Chinese government to fight TB

A WHO conference convened in Beijing this week to discuss international efforts to fight an increasingly virulent strain of tuberculosis in developing countries. The new drug-resistant strain could have a major impact globally, according to WHO director-general Margaret Chan, who calls the situation “potentially explosive”. Currently, 5% of cases of the virulent strain are predicted in China, and less than 3% are treated. Gates announced that China has the scale of patients and a “political commitment to public health” that makes the country a testing lab and potential model for developments. Plans involve treating 20 million people initially, eventually covering 100 million people within 5 years.
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