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3 million Pakistanis suffering from TB
 Tuberculosis (TB) has again emerged as a serious threat to Pakistan, with around three million people suffering from the disease, most of them in the age group of 15-50.According to figures released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday, which was World TB Day, Pakistan is 6th among 22 countries with the highest TB burden. According to official estimates, 177 of every 100,000 Pakistanis suffer from the disease, with around 290,000 new cases adding to the toll every year. Some 50,000 Pakistanis are killed by TB each year. The TB Centre in Rawalpindi organised a seminar entitled TB Anywhere is TB Everywhere on the day. Anwar Mehmood, federal health secretary, was chief guest on the occasion. Mehmood said the theme of World TB Day 2007 was a call for action to commit ourselves to advocate, to invest and to collaborate to reach TB patients. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-25 |
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