INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BHERIGANGA, SURKHET, MARCH 27The number of tuberculosis patients is on an increasing
trend in Karnali province.
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As many as 903 new TB patients were recorded in the 10 districts of the province in
the eight months of the current fiscal year, according to the Public Health Office Surkhet.One thousand and seventy-seven tuberculosis
patients were found throughout the province in the last fiscal year whereas 903 people suffering from the disease have been recorded in
eight months of the current financial year alone.
The highest number of new TB cases has been found in Surkhet
Three hundred and eighteen new cases were recorded in Surkhet
Similarly, 149 new TB patients were found in Salyan, 101 in Rukum Paschim and 99 in Dailekh, said Dayaram Pangali, the TB Resource person at
the PHO Surkhet.According to Pangali, 86 new TB cases were recorded in Jajarkot, 52 in Kalikot, 54 in Jumla, 19 in Dolpa, 13 in Humla and 12
in Mugu district in the eight months of the current fiscal year
He said publicity and awareness campaign is conducted in the province to bring the patients under medication.
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