TO GO WITH "ASIA-HEALTH-TUBERCULOSIS" REPORTAGE BY PAM CASTRO
This picture taken on April 2, 2024 shows Vietnamese doctor Truong Duc Thai checking a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at National Lung Hospital in Hanoi. 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 Nhac NGUYEN / AFP) / TO GO WITH "ASIA-HEALTH-TUBERCULOSIS" REPORTAGE BY PAM CASTRO