Tuberculosis (Developing World)

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 11:00 am on 21 March 2006.

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Photo of Andrew George Andrew George Liberal Democrat, St Ives 11:00, 21 March 2006

My hon. Friend makes a strong case for the Government and the international community paying close attention to the serious problems of TB, particularly in developing countries. Does he agree that although the media in the west seem to be in a blind panic about avian influenza—which, while not wishing to diminish the deaths, has killed only 90 people—the preventable deaths of 2 million people should grab the attention of the world and of Governments who can make a big impression on this mass killer?