Nile River Health implements measures to reduce the spread of tuberculosis in coordination with national organizations
Yesterday, Saturday, in the Railway Hall, the Ministry of Health and Population of the Nile State discussed with national humanitarian organizations working in the field of health the phenomenon of the tuberculosis epidemic and its danger to humans … and the Nile. The Department of Health reviewed reports including indicators of the spread of the disease in cities and localities of the state, where the locality of Atbara has surpassed the localities of the state in terms of spread. The disease occurred in Shendi, Al-Damer, Abu Hamad and. Berber, respectively, in terms of the extent of its spread, the ministry referred to health measures as a means of preventing the disease, in addition to the challenges and problems facing health institutions, calling for the need for concerted efforts and close coordination with organizations to achieve this. combat epidemic diseases and limit their spread….
Official sources reported an increase in the incidence of tuberculosis, which affects the lungs as the weakest organ in the human body, and reports revealed a significant increase in the spread of the disease in the first quarter of the current year 2024, reaching (474) cases compared to (798) cases last year 2023…
For his part, Dr. Mutawakel Hamad Al-Nil, Chairman of the People of Good Organization, stressed the importance of the meeting of the Ministry of Health, as a government institution, with national organizations, indicating that the meeting represents one of the fruits of the partnership between the government sector and humanitarian organizations, expressing his hope to achieve the goals and combat epidemic diseases.
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