The impact of social protection and poverty elimination on global tuberculosis incidence: a statistical modelling analysis of Sustainable Development Goal 1

Summary: Background: The End TB Strategy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are intimately linked by their common targets and approaches. SDG 1 aims to end extreme poverty and expand social protection coverage by 2030. Achievement of SDG 1 is likely to affect the tuberculosis epidemic thr...

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Main Authors: Daniel J Carter, MSc, Philippe Glaziou, MD, Knut Lönnroth, ProfMD, Andrew Siroka, PhD, Katherine Floyd, PhD, Diana Weil, MSc, Mario Raviglione, ProfMD, Rein M G J Houben, PhD, Delia Boccia, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-05-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18301955