tuberculosis
Jul 6 2008, Jason

I sat enthralled to the TV as I watched a man called Dr. Beat Richner. I was watching a documentary called Dr Beat and the Passive Genocide of Children. You can read the Dr Beat story here and it is a very good read, he is an amazing man with dedication..

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An unidentified woman is weighed as part of the test procedure for Tuberculosis at a clinic in Langa, South Africa, Monday, March 17, 2008. World Tuberculosis Day is celebrated Monday.