Tuberculosis (TB)

Women and tuberculosis

Jessore, Bangladesh.  Three generations of one family all with TB at the Jessore Segregation Hospital
WHO/S. England

8 March 2010 - On International Women’s Day, the world reflects on how to ensure equal rights and opportunities for women and girls. Tuberculosis, together with HIV/AIDS and maternal causes, are the three top killers of women of reproductive age worldwide. A new factsheet shows how women and girls are affected by TB, and how they are helping to stop TB.

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