TO GO WITH "ASIA-HEALTH-TUBERCULOSIS" REPORTAGE BY PAM CASTRO
In this photo taken on January 18, 2024, Dr. Irene Flores, Clinical Head for the BPaL regimen for the drug resistant tuberculosis, shows the medicines for the BPaL regimen at a hospital in San Fernando, Pampanga. A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a "new era" in tackling one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP) / TO GO WITH "ASIA-HEALTH-TUBERCULOSIS" REPORTAGE BY PAM CASTRO