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Tuberculosis (TB) kills 3 000 people every day and over 1 000 people fall sick with TB each hour. One EU-supported project is finding and treating cases of TB in Nepal and Vietnam to try and accelerate progress towards eradication.

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Of those who fall sick with TB, the vast majority are the poorest members of our societies who frequently have limited access to healthcare and no resources to deal with the condition. Some 60 % of the 10 million global TB cases each year are in Asia. The best way to control TB as with every contagious disease, is to combine vaccination with the tracing of people infected and treating each case to reduce transmission.

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Project details

Project acronym
IMPACT TB
Project number
733174
Project coordinator: United Kingdom
Project participants:
United Kingdom
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Total cost
€ 4 912 423
EU Contribution
€ 4 912 423
Project duration
-

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