TB patients

Update news TB patients

Over 50,600 new TB patients reported in H1

More than 50,000 new tuberculosis (TB) patients have been discovered nationwide in the first six months of 2019.

Vietnam on the way to end TB by 2030

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 12,000 people die from tuberculosis each year in Vietnam - that’s one and half times higher than those killed in traffic accidents over the same period.

Nearly 1 in 6 TB patients undetected: expert

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 126,000 people have tuberculosis (TB) in Vietnam, but fewer than 106,000 have received treatment, while the others are undetected and sometimes unaware of their status,