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Spotlight on Infectious Diseases

The Global Health TV Show

As swine flu continues to dominate the headlines, Global Health TV takes a closer look at infectious diseases. We speak to professor Sally Bloomfield, chair of the International Scientific Forum on Home Hygiene (IFH) about a new report which reviews the global burden of infectious diseases which are hygiene related and Mike Mandelbaum from TB Alert, a Stop TB Partner, talks about the impact of the disease on global health.


For more information:

IFH website: www.ifh-homehygiene.org

For the full hygiene report, The global burden of hygiene-related diseases in relation to the home and community, click here.

For more about TB Alert click here: www.tbalert.org

 
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