Tuberculosis in Rwanda: Challenges to reaching the targets

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 383-384

  Gasana, Michel ^a   Vandebriel, Greet ^b   Kabanda, Gaspard ^a   Mugabo, Jules ^a   Tsiouris, Simon J ^b   Ayaba, Aliou ^c   Finlay, Alyssa ^c   Justman, Jessica ^b   Sahabo, Ruben ^b   El Sadr, Wafaa ^b  

^a Rwanda Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE;

ACTION PLAN; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; TUBERCULOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEPROSY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; RWANDA; SCREENING TEST; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34248144338     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.06.036525     Document Type: Conference Paper

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