INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BAGLUNG, MARCH 24The World Tuberculosis (TB) Day 2024 is being observed in Nepal too
by organising a variety of programme under the main theme of 'Yes! We can end TB'.
Rare Skin Disease Nepal celebrates World
Rare Disease Day 2024 in Kathmandu
Magar Unity Day being observed today
Meanwhile, in Baglung, a campaign is under to
prevent tuberculosis by increasing the scope of tests for the infection
Leprosy inspector for the district, Dev Prakash Ghimire, said that that there is a plan test the blood of the family members of the
infected.According to Ghimire, 235 people were found infected with tuberculosis in the district last year but the number has increased to
227 within eight months of the current fiscal year.
Head of the district health office, Baburam Acharya, said that the
number of people infected with TB has increased with the increase in the scope of tuberculosis testing
Tuberculosis tests are now conducted from 14 laboratories in the district.Chief of the district coordination committee, Amar Bahadur Thapa,
said that all efforts should be made to prevent the infection including an awareness campaign among the people.
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