Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Thursday raised concern about the tuberculosis infection in the Philippines as the new and relapse cases reached a total of 612,534 last year.
In a press conference, Herbosa reported that in 2023, the country recorded 549 tuberculosis cases per 100,000 population, which was higher than the case notification rate of 439 cases per 100,000 population in 2022.“For a period of five years, we’ve actually identified about 2.1 million cases—short of our target of 2.5 million. As of December 31, 2023, our new cases numbered 612,534,” he said.
The second goal, he added, is to have 99% of those diagnosed to get the ample medication. He also emphasized the need for prevention of the disease once the vaccines come out by 2028, or by treating all family members exposed in a household.“My target is not eliminating TB because that’s impossible during my term up to 2028 but I’m going to make sure that every person with pulmonary TB gets the medicine and does not die from tuberculosis,” Herbosa said.
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