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NATIONAL TB CONTROL PROGRAMME PAKISTAN

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Title: NATIONAL TB CONTROL PROGRAMME PAKISTAN

Authors: Pakistan NTP

Journal: Pakistan journal of chest medicine (Online)

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Year: 2004

Volume: 10

Issue: 1

Language: en

Keywords: TBNTPWHO.

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Public Health (41589) National Programs (1) Pakistan (3978) Tuberculosis Control (12) Infectious Diseases (12373)

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an ancient disease, which is a momentous public health challenge to the world for long times. World Health Organization declared tuberculosis a "Global Emergency" in 1993, as 1/ 3rd of the world population is infected with tuberculosis. Every year about 10 million TB cases occur and about 3 million die due to tuberculosis around the globe. More than 90% of TB burden is in the developing countries. Pakistan ranks 6th among 22 high TB burden countries in the world. It also harbors 43 % of total cases in Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) of WHO.

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