European Parliament and Provisional data 7 February 2012, Written question E-001073/12 Sir Graham Watson (ALDE) to the Commission. TuBerculosis Vaccines Initiative

Question for written answer E-001073/12 to the Commission Sir Graham Watson (ALDE) (7 February 2012) Subject: TuBerculosis Vaccines Initiative Tuberculosis (TB) kills 1.5 million people every year, with almost 9 million new cases of this infectious disease recorded each year. The World Bank estimate that TB costs 0.52 % of the world’s gross national income (GNI).