| Award of Excellence | | 10-1. TB in Bangladesh | | Amdadul Huq (Bangladesh) Driknews | |
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a worldwide public health problem. The incident of TB is
much higher in developing country including Bangladesh. World Health
Organization estimate
that approximately 570 000 people are currently suffering
from TB disease in Bangladesh. Every year more than 300 000 people develop TB
and 66 000 TB-related deaths occur in Bangladesh. Giving high priority to TB
control, the government of Bangladesh introduced DOTS, Internationally
recommended stage for TB control, in 1993. It is mentioned that TB control
service are available throughout the entire country and that the national TB
control program has achieved 91% treatment success and 71% case detection
through joint effort of GOB and development partners. Now the challenges are to
sustain these achievements and maintain the quality of
service. | |
