Tuberculosis remains a 'public health problem’—DOH exec

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Tuberculosis (TB) is still considered a “public health problem” in the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Citing data from the World Health Organization , about 700,000 people in the country develop tuberculosis each year, said DOH Disease Prevention and Control Bureau Advisor Dr. Ronald Allan Fabella in a forum on Friday, March 17.

Around 741,000 Filipinos fell ill with tuberculosis, while about 60,000 people died in 2021, said Fabella. The DOH is currently in coordination with development partners to further strengthen the country’s screening, testing, treatment, and prevention services for tuberculosis, said Fabella. Tuberculosis spreads primarily from person to person through infected air during close contact, the DOH said.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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