WHO: Drug resistant tuberculosis on the rise
Mar 21st, 2010 | By admin | Category: HeadlinesSunday, March 21, 2010
The World Health Organization released their annual report on the world prevalence of tuberculosis in 2008. The report said that their were 9.8 million cases of tuberculosis, with 1.8 million resulting in death. The report also said that their were 440,000 cases of multi drug resistant tuberculosis, with about one-third of them being fatal.
The average cost to treat a case of tuberculosis was US$20 (€14.78, £13.32), over a six month period. The cost to treat a case of drug resistant tuberculosis was US$500 (€365.55, £333.00), and up-to two years of treatment.
