Balochistan Director-General for Health (DG) Dr. Noor Qazi urged stakeholders, members of civil society and the general public to play their role in raising TB awareness (TB) in an effort to prevent its spread “Tuberculosis is not an incurable disease, but it has nevertheless become a deadly disease that has led to death,” Qazi told a seminar on World Tuberculosis Day organized by the health department at a local hotel. He said that according to the World Health Organization (WHO), 259 people per 100,000 can be infected with tuberculosis annually. “More than 35,000 people out of Balochistan’s population of 12.1 million may be infected with tuberculosis.” He said raising awareness about tuberculosis is essential in the region, and in this regard, every member of civil society and stakeholders should play the necessary role in raising awareness about the disease in the region. The DG claimed that March 24 was celebrated as World Tuberculosis Day, saying that on this day various events were organized around the world to raise awareness about the disease. “Although tuberculosis is not an incurable disease, it has become a dangerous disease that kills more people than AIDS and malaria, and tuberculosis patients spend most of their lives in anxiety and stress,” he said, adding that when a A patient with tuberculosis coughs. The bacteria of tuberculosis in his mucus are transmitted to another person through the air and thus another patient with tuberculosis is born. Published in The Express Tribune, March 27, 2022.
