Strategic plan to address tuberculosis research
Thursday, September 27, 2018 - 09:22
in Health & Medicine
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of death worldwide, killing roughly 1.6 million people in 2017. Recently, the global health community has strengthened its efforts and resolve to tackle this ancient disease. NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., details the institute's new strategic plan for building on these current efforts by furthering the understanding of TB and developing and applying cutting-edge tools to fight the disease.