TB Research

PHorecasting Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Are We Nearly There Yet?

Micheala A. Aldred

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2020-08

Abstract

in the projected financial and human toll of a global strategy versus the continuation of the status quo, Menzies and colleagues demonstrate the true costs to the United States of failing to invest in a global tuberculosis control strategy.This thoughtful and detailed analysis by Menzies and colleagues shows that investing in a comprehensive approach to tuberculosis control in high-burden settings-both directly and through global partners-makes sense for our nation.As the United States congress rethinks the nation's global strategy for combating tuberculosis (the End Tuberculosis Now Act), there is an opportunity to redefine our approach to global tuberculosis eradication.Menzies and colleagues have given us a strong push in the right direction.Their conclusions are difficult to refute and should be immediately adopted by advocates, policy makers, and funding agencies.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Status quo
  • Global health
  • Economic growth
  • Toll
  • Global strategy
  • Development economics
  • Intensive care medicine
  • Public relations