Soros Fights TB

Wow, Soros is helping to fight disease and poverty and using his wealth for good. You can really see why Bill O'Reilly thinks he is the spawn of Satan.[/snark]

Soros urges action against drug-resistant TB

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Health experts fear some of the success in managing Africa's HIV epidemic could be undone if donors ignore highly drug resistant tuberculosis, which is proving a serious threat to those suffering from HIV/AIDS.

Hoping to set an example, billionaire philanthropist George Soros announced $3 million in seed funding for a pilot project in the tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho to develop a centre of excellence to research and treat virulent TB strains.

Soros, founder of the Budapest-baed Open Society Institute, said his donation was a call for urgent action and to encourage donors to add funds to help mitigate a looming health crisis.