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Published On: March 27, 2024 08:20 PM NPT By: Republica

Karnali Province reports 900 plus new TB cases

Karnali Province reports 900 plus new TB cases

BHERIGANGA (SURKHET), March 27: The number of tuberculosis patients is on an increasing trend in Karnali Province. 

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 (PHO), 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 fiscal year alone.

The highest number of new TB cases has been found in Surkhet. As many as 318 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 a publicity and awareness campaign is being conducted in the province to bring the patients under medication.

(RSS)

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