Discussion in response to World Tuberculosis Day (March 24)
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of March 24, the Department of Health and Nghe An Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Hospital held a discussion in response to World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, 2015, summarizing the activities of the National Tuberculosis Control Program and implementing the 2015 plan.
In recent times, Nghe An has basically controlled the increase of tuberculosis. The anti-tuberculosis network in Nghe An includes a provincial Tuberculosis and Lung Disease Hospital, 23 anti-tuberculosis teams at district level, 10 points at 10 general hospitals, a number of hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and 480 commune and ward specialists who have been actively operating. In 2014, Nghe An had over 25,200 people tested for sputum, detected 2,800 tuberculosis patients of all types and admitted for treatment, the cure rate reached 93%. However, currently, the work of preventing and controlling tuberculosis is still facing many difficulties, notably the burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and tuberculosis/HIV, tuberculosis in children, besides, the public and private health sector has not really participated.
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| Rewarding individuals and groups with achievements in tuberculosis prevention work |
In 2015, tuberculosis prevention work will focus on key activities, striving for the rate of people having sputum tests to reach 0.8% - 1%, 100% of pulmonary tuberculosis patients to have sputum tests controlled; admitting more than 2,500 tuberculosis patients of all types; the cure rate to reach over 85%.
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| Doctor Dau Huy Hoan, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee for implementing the tuberculosis prevention strategy of Nghe An province, launched a call for joining hands for a Vietnam without tuberculosis. |
Responding to this year's World Tuberculosis Day, the Steering Committee for implementing the tuberculosis prevention strategy in Nghe An province has launched a call for mass organizations, political and social organizations and people of all walks of life to "Join hands for a tuberculosis-free Vietnam"./.
Thanh Son
