According to the Associated Press, the president of TB Alliance, Maria C Freire said, we are very grateful for this support that quadruples the initial funding the Gates Foundation provided to the TB Alliance and allows us to build on the enormous progress we have made toward shortening TB treatment.
The TB Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of newer, faster-acting and affordable tuberculosis medicines.
TB infects one third of the world's population, kills two million people each year, and costs the global economy $16 billion annually.
