Debra Hanna, PhD, Associate Director Wednesday, March 21, 2012 |
In recognition of World TB Day the UA College of Public Health presents…
Tuberculosis: The Critical Path to Developing a Cure, March 21st
Tuberculosis (TB) is often thought to be a disease of the past.
The reality: Because no new therapies for TB have been developed in the past 50 years and treatment is long and complex, TB continues to kill 1.4 million people a year—someone every 20 seconds. Additionally, drug resistant forms of TB are an imminent public health concern.
In recognition of World TB Day, Dr. Debra Hanna will talk about the current global and local status of this disease and the vital work the Critical Path to TB Regimens initiative is doing to advance new, better, and faster-acting combination TB drug regimens. This effort is the result of an unprecedented collaboration among public and private partners around the world.