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TB diagnosis centres set up in 27 districts

Muhammad Akbar Notezai Published April 14, 2017

QUETTA: Hea­lth Minister Rehmat Saleh Baloch has said that tuberculosis diagnosis centres have been established in 27 districts of Balochistan.

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, he said that so far around 10,000 patients had been registered there. “A timeframe for registration of new patients of TB has been implemented in 30 districts of Balochistan, where MIS, DATS, TBDMIS surveillance have also been introduced,” he said.

Published in Dawn, April 14th, 2017

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M. Emad
Apr 14, 2017 10:03pm
2015 TB incidence rate (per 100,000 population, WHO): Pakistan-270, Bangladesh-225, India-217.
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