The United Nations General Assembly (193 countries) will hold the first high-level meeting on tuberculosis on Tuesday, and will spend $ 13 billion a year (about 1.45 trillion yen) annually in countermeasure expenses such as the treatment of infected persons The political declaration that adopted it was adopted. Tuberculosis can be treated, but it has the highest annual number of 1.7 million deaths among infectious diseases.
The declaration aims to reduce TB patients by 80% by 2030 and eradicate it by 50 years. In addition, by providing diagnosis and treatment to 40 million people by 2010, it will be necessary to provide preventive treatment to 30 million people who are at high risk of infection and to research and develop new drugs by 2020 It included the investment of 100 million dollars (about 224 billion yen).
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