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Article

19 Mar 2008

Author:
Ohmy News [So. Korea]

Why Tuberculosis Matters to Businesses

On the face of it, tuberculosis (TB) and the business of making money have absolutely no link, but ill health caused by TB does affect productivity and profits, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in conjunction with the Harvard School of Public Health. TB is increasingly being recognized as major public health problem, on the rise in many parts of the world, especially sub Saharan Africa…The private sector is now…taking a keen interest in addressing worker health-related issues…