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Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new ...
Social program cuts tuberculosis cases among Brazil's poorest by more than half
Brazil's Bolsa Família Program (BFP), one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programs, was responsible for the ...
In Brazil, public programme to give poor people cash reduced tuberculosis cases and deaths
Researchers said the findings underscore the close link between poverty and tuberculosis, which sickens more than 10 million ...
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One of the world's largest social programs greatly reduced tuberculosis among the most vulnerable
Brazil's Bolsa Fam lia Program, one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programs, was responsible for the reduction of more than half the number of tuberculosis cases and deaths among ...
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Tuberculosis on the Rise in Latin America Due to High Imprisonment Rates
Latin America is facing a growing crisis as tuberculosis rates surge due to high imprisonment rates. The region, which has ...
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Major Social Program Slashes TB in Vulnerable Groups
Brazil's Bolsa Família Program (BFP), one of the world's largest conditional cash transfer programmes, was responsible for the reduction of more than ...
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Increase in tuberculosis cases makes Latin America global outlier
Internationally, cases of tuberculosis have decreased in recent years, but not in Latin America. The region has seen a 19% increase in cases over the same period. A recently published study in Lancet ...