To determine the correct air/fuel mixture and the correct ignition timing, the PCM must know the atmospheric (BARO) pressure. If the PCM is to compensate for changes in altitude or weather, it must have an input signal that reflects these changes in atmospheric pressure.
Although DOTS has vastly improved the TB problem in Indonesia, the program needs to be effectively implemented in the eastern regions of Indonesia and Sumatra and needs to focus on fighting MDR TB and the TB/HIV co-infection problem.
The 2008 reauthorization of PEPFAR expands the U.S. commitment to $48 billion over 5 years to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. In addition to HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) remains a global public health problem and is one of the three leading causes of deaths worldwide due to infectious diseases.