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TB epidemic: Are we paying enough attention?

Mail & Guardian
Nov. 20, 2013, 10:15 p.m.

A slideshow from the Mail & Guardian asks if we are paying enough attention to TB:

http://mg.co.za/multimedia/2013-11-14-tb-epidemic-are-we-paying-enough-attention

The video features two brave survivors of TB from South Africa, and also highlights the need for research for new treatment and the issues accessing important drugs (such as linezolid, due to Pfizer's high pricing of the drug and South Africa's restrictive patent laws).