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Urgent action needed to reduce TB prevalence: Dienda

Urgent action needed to reduce TB prevalence: Dienda

Written by Kambarure Kaputu on 07 December 2017.

WINDHOEK, 07 DEC (NAMPA) – The Namibian Tuberculosis (TB) Caucus on Wednesday called for urgent action from all stakeholders towards the reduction of TB infections in Namibia.
Chairperson of the Namibian TB Caucus, Elma Dienda said through a media statement issued Wednesday that new worrying data commissioned by the Global TB Caucus outlines the extent of the human and economic cost which will result from inaction in addressing the TB epidemic.
“In Namibia, TB took 1 600 lives in 2016, and it is predicted t ...

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