title: Tuberculosis control is crucial to achieve the MDGs.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK. rifat.atun@theglobalfund.org
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atun
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raviglione
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marais
authors.forename: Alimuddin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zumla
mesh_terms: D004522:Educational Status; D014943:Global Health; D006040:Goals; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000150:complications; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*