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Home > Zimbabwe: Harare runs out of TB drugs

Contributor [1]
Monday, June 12, 2006 - 03:00
Categories: 
Health & HIV/AIDS [2]
Issue Number: 
259 [3]
Article-Summary: 

Public clinics and hospitals in Harare, are running out of desperately needed drugs to treat tuberculosis as a worsening hard-currency shortage hits state health facilities, it was reported on June 8. Overcrowding and poor hygiene have seen increasing cases of TB surfacing in Harare. The high incidence of HIV/Aids has also led to the spread of the highly infectious disease.

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Food & Health [4]
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Country: 
Zimbabwe [6]

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