World leaders commit to plan to fight tuberculosis

By Robert King

Published September 26, 2018 1:29pm ET

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World leaders commit to plan to fight tuberculosis — World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly agreed Wednesday to new targets to treat 40 million people with tuberculosis by the end of 2022. The effort announced by the World Health Organization on Wednesday also would provide 30 million people with treatment to prevent tuberculosis. The U.N. held the first high-level meeting on tuberculosis […]

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly agreed Wednesday to new targets to treat 40 million people with tuberculosis by the end of 2022.

The effort announced by the World Health Organization on Wednesday also would provide 30 million people with treatment to prevent tuberculosis. The U.N. held the first high-level meeting on tuberculosis as part of the assembly taking place in New York this week.

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