TB impact measurement: policy and recommendations for how to assess the epidemiological burden of TB and the impact of TB control 

 - Geneva  World Health Organisation  2009 
 - viii, 58p. 
<br/><br/> Presents global targets for reducing the epidemiological burden of tuberculosis (TB) measured as incidence, prevalence and mortality set for 2015 within the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and by the Stop TB Partnership. Targets that the TB incidence rate should be falling globally by 2015 and that TB prevalence and death rates should be halved by 2015 compared with their levels in 1990.  Focuses on national and international efforts to control TB, and demonstrates the major importance for individual countries, the United Nations, the Stop TB Partnership and a variety of technical, financial and development agencies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978 92 4 159 882 8 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tuberculosis|Epidemiological measurements|Health Policy
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>WF 205 .W46 2009