FROM THE FIELD
Tuberculosis (TB) is the single most deadly infectious disease in the world, killing two million people each year. The disease most commonly attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body, including the nervous and circulatory system.The British Red Cross and AstraZeneca have been working in partnership since 2002 to tackle TB and co-infection of TB and HIV. Ahead of World TB Day (24 March) the Red Cross is celebrating helping more than 8,000 vulnerable people to complete their TB treatment and educating hundreds of thousands of people in ways to prevent the disease.Kyrgyzstan Red CrescentThe Red Cross has implemented programmes in central Asia – Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan – as well as in South Africa and Lesotho. The British Red Cross works through these countries' Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies.Venera (27) became a Kyrgyzstan Red Crescent volunteer after being helped by their TB programme.[ Any views expressed in this article are those of the writer and not of Reuters. ]
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