– having regard to the report of the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council, which found that the cost of tuberculosis treatment alone in the EU was EUR 2 billion a year (EASAC Policy report 10, March 2009, ISBN : 9789-0-85403-746-9),
– gezien het rapport van de EASAC (European Academies Science Advisory Council), waarin de kosten van alleen al de behandeling van tuberculose in de Europese Unie worden geraamd op 2 miljard euro per jaar (EASAC Policy report 10, maart 2009, ISBN: 9789-0-85403-746-9),