What research is needed to stop TB? Introducing the TB Research Movement

Christian Lienhardt; Marcos Espinal; Madhukar Pai; Dermot Maher; Mario C Raviglione

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001135

What research is needed to stop TB? Introducing the TB Research Movement

PLoS Med. 2011 Nov;8(11):e1001135. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001135. Epub 2011 Nov 29.

Authors

Christian Lienhardt¹, Marcos Espinal, Madhukar Pai, Dermot Maher, Mario C Raviglione

Affiliation

¹ Stop TB Partnership, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland. lienhardtc@who.int

Abstract

Christian Lienhardt and colleagues describe the development of the TB Research Movement, which aims to create a framework for concrete actions to harmonize and synergize TB research efforts globally.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomedical Research / economics
Biomedical Research / methods*
Communicable Disease Control / methods*
Global Health / economics
Global Health / education
Health Policy
Humans
International Cooperation
Research Support as Topic / economics
Tuberculosis / economics
Tuberculosis / prevention & control*