Papua New Guinea: Stepping Up the Fight Against Tuberculosis on Daru Island

3,156 views · Published 21 September 2018 · 6:39 · Indexed 2 October 2026

Channel: World Bank Group · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Daru Island, in the south west of Papua New Guinea (PNG), has some of the highest, per capita, rates of Tuberculosis (TB) and Multi-Drug Resistant TB (MDR-TB) in the world. Meet the team that are working, on the ground in Daru, to help deliver life-saving health work to stop the spread of TB in Daru and across PNG. Read more: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/09/21/papua-new-guinea-winning-the-fight-against-tuberculosis

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