VN: Around 100,000 TB cases found yearly

VGP – Viet Nam is one of the 12 countries having the highest rate of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the world. Around 100,000 new TB cases are detected a year, according to Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Xuyen.

May 14, 2013 4:28 PM GMT+7

The news was made public at a conference to sum up a TB management project at general hospitals jointly conducted by the Ministry of Health (MoH) and the World Health Organization.

Implemented since 2010 on a trial basis, the project targeted to improve diagnosis and treatment capacity for doctors in Bach Mai Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital and Hue Central Hospital.

Under the project, additional 7,000 TB patients were detected and the role of private healthcare in TB control was hailed.

However, the project still faced such obstacles as limited expenditure and irregular training for doctors and nurses./.

By Khanh Phuong