On the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, The Health Department of the Tibetan Government in-exile here has launched a mass-based Tuberculosis Control Program.
The program is as per the guidelines spelt out in the revised National Tuberculosis Control Program of the Government of India.
Two People Succumbs to TB for Every Three Hours in Nepal
World Health Organisation claims that every year nearly 2.8 million women are diagnosed with TB with 70,000 succumbing to it.
World Health Organisation claims that every year nearly 2.8 million women are diagnosed with TB with 70,000 succumbing to it.
The aim of launching the program has been to highlight the seriousness of the ailments caused due to tuberculosis and create mass awareness about the preventive measures.
While tuberculosis is found predominantly in developing countries, the XDR-strain has been reported in both rich and poor nations, partly because developed economies have better screening and diagnostic technology to identify it.
World Tuberculosis Day 2009
World Tuberculosis Day which falls on March 24th is observed each year with renewed vigor to continue the global fight against tuberculosis.
World Tuberculosis Day which falls on March 24th is observed each year with renewed vigor to continue the global fight against tuberculosis.
Source-ANI
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