Every year, 2,000 people in Zambia pass away from tuberculosis. The issue demands immediate response, according to LUCKSON KASONKA, Permanent Secretary for Technical Services at the Ministry of Health. Despite the fact that there is still a high burden of TB, Professor KASONKA claims that since 2000, the nation has made tremendous strides toward reducing…
Every year, 2,000 people in Zambia pass away from tuberculosis.
The issue demands immediate response, according to LUCKSON KASONKA, Permanent Secretary for Technical Services at the Ministry of Health.
Despite the fact that there is still a high burden of TB, Professor KASONKA claims that since 2000, the nation has made tremendous strides toward reducing infections.
He was speaking today in LUSAKA at the COVID 19 update.
Patrick Lungu, the national coordinator for tuberculosis and leprosy, also added that the most Covid-19 survivors and those who tested positive were discovered to have active TB following screening from post-COVID clinics.
