
World TB Day – Reaching the Missing Millions
World Tuberculosis Day provides an important occasion to raise awareness about a disease that continues to affect millions of people around the globe.
Dr. Bernatas is a medical practitioner and public health expert. He worked in Africa for 8 years providing technical assistance on primary health care, tuberculosis control and HIV/AIDS projects. Dr. Bernatas has been in Southeast Asia since 2007, focusing on international cooperation in health, surveillance of emerging diseases, and clinical management. He is particularly interested in infectious diseases control, epidemiology and primary health care.
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World Tuberculosis Day provides an important occasion to raise awareness about a disease that continues to affect millions of people around the globe.
Much of the media attention and a substantial slice of pharmaceutical research funding focuses on the fight against HIV/AIDS and other high profile infectious diseases.
The Alma-Ata declaration is about how to make healthcare sustainable not only in limited resources setting. The emphasis is on the need for strong primary health care, which includes health promotion.
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