World Health Organization news release: “Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new report published today. The report presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale of drug resistance in tuberculosis. The report, Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world, is based on data collected between 2002 and 2006 on 90 000 TB patients in 81 countries. It found that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), a virtually untreatable form of the respiratory disease, has been recorded in 45 countries.”

• Anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in the world, Report No. 4
• The Global Response Plan 2007-2008
• The Global Response Plan factsheet