Fifteen years ago, an epidemic of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in New York City induced near panic, before a massive infusion of funds into the public health infrastructure turned the tide in the United States, and public interest waned.

15年前，耐多种药物型结核病（MDR-TB）在纽约的流行导致了人们近乎恐慌的反应，直到对公共医疗基础设施的巨额资金注入在美 国扭转了结核病蔓延的趋势之后，公众对此事的关注才逐渐消失。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 24.01.2011

Big victories in recent years have come through the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

近年来，通过全球抗击艾滋病、肺结核以及霍乱基金取得了巨大的胜利。

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010

© Project Syndicate 1995 – 2011

http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 23.12.2010