africa: who calls for free anti-tb drugs

The World Health Organisation, in a report released at the International AIDS Society's 2nd Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Paris, called for free anti-tuberculosis drugs and improved health care for HIV-positive people, Reuters reports. About 33% of the 42 million HIV-positive people worldwide also have TB, and 90% of them will die within a few months without treatment, which typically costs about $10 per person.