Increased expenditure on social security has benefits for TB control in the EU

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Increased
expenditure on social protection programmes – sickness, disability and
unemployment benefits, old age pensions, housing support – is associated with
improved tuberculosis (TB) control, according to an analysis of data from
European Union (EU) countries published in Lancet
Infectious Diseases.
“Social protection
spending is strongly associated with lower tuberculosis case notification,
incidence, and mortality rates,” comment the