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1 Feb 2008

Author:
Global Health Initiative, World Eocnomic Forum

[PDF] Tackling Tuberculosis: The Business Response

This report provides an overview of the threat posed by tuberculosis (TB) to the private sector. It includes analysis of the responses of over 11,000 business leaders from more than 130 countries to questions on TB in the World Economic Forum’s annual Executive Opinion Survey. It also presents case studies of good business practice in TB control and makes recommendations for firms considering action to tackle the disease...[refers to positive steps by Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Becton Dickinson and Company, Heineken, Reliance Industries Limited, Hippo Valley Estates, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, De Beers Consolidated Mines, Harmony Gold]