New research links International Monetary Fund loans with higher death rates from tuberculosis

International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans were associated with a 16.6% rise in death rates from tuberculosis (TB) in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and 2002, finds a study in this week's PLoS Medicine.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news135917494.html">New research links International Monetary Fund loans with higher death rates from tuberculosis</a></p> <p>International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans were associated with a 16.6% rise in death rates from tuberculosis (TB) in the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern European countries between 1992 and 2002, finds a study in this week's <I>PLoS Medicine</I>.</p>