The Express Tribune

TB-Free Pakistan Initiative launched

ISLAMABAD: Terming tuberculosis an infectious disease with the largest body count in the country, the federal Health minister on Wednesday (April 3) said that the government is launching the ‘Tuberculosis-Free Pakistan Initiative’ to eradicate the disease.

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Pakistan: Kiani vows to spare no effort to eradicate TB by 2030

ISLAMABAD, December 7, 2018: With 0.5 million new tuberculosis cases emerging every year, the federal health minister said that they will be making all possible efforts to eradicate the disease by 2030.

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Pakistan: Assembly bills: TB now a notifiable disease

KARACHI: The Sindh Tuberculosis Bill, passed by the Sindh Assembly on Monday, has made tuberculosis (TB) a notifiable disease. This means that it is required by law to be reported to government authorities as the information will allow authorities to monitor the disease and provide early signs of an outbreak.

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Pakistan: The prevalence of tuberculosis is on the rise

ISLAMABAD: 

The prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) is on the rise and Pakistan now ranks fourth in terms of the highest number of cases in the world, moving up four places from its previous position.

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