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India-Pakistan
3 million Pakistanis suffering from TB
2007-03-25
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

#8  Inshallah.
Posted by: imoyaro   2007-03-25 20:49  

#7  Pak--your bags and go!
Posted by: Mac   2007-03-25 17:46  

#6  The TB epidemic in Pakistan should be reason enough to close the door to any person from Pakistan or who has travelled to Pakistan in the last --says-- 10 years.
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2007-03-25 17:42  

#5  Muslim = WMD.
Posted by: RD   2007-03-25 14:10  

#4  Glenmore, of course there is a TB vaccine. I got it as a kid. It is not 100% effective, but effective enough. More:

http://www.metrokc.gov/health/tb/bcgvaccine.htm
Posted by: twobyfour   2007-03-25 08:56  

#3  I'm not aware of a vaccine for TB; given the strong growth in anti-biotic-resistant strains, research in this area should probably be a priority.
Posted by: Glenmore   2007-03-25 08:40  

#2  Their cult prevents vaccines because pork derivatives are used in many. They have the worse disease of all: stupidity.
Posted by: Sneaze   2007-03-25 08:10  

#1  Allah must truly hate them. Or could it be that adherence to Islam ensures the spread of non-reason, non-freedom, and non-productivity -- hence widespread imbecility, poverty, disease, and death?
Posted by: Kalle (kafir forever)   2007-03-25 00:55  

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