I agree with my colleague. When countries do not have access to TB drugs, people die needlessly and when TB treatment is interrupted, this leads to the development of more deadly multi-drug resistant TB--which can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to treat each infected person in the United States.
Patrick Leahy: “I agree with my colleague. When countries do not have access to TB drugs, people die needlessly and when TB treatment is…”
On the recordOctober 30, 2003
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Discussing the importance of access to tuberculosis drugs and the consequences of treatment interruption.
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