TB shoots up in Kasese
Aug 17, 2003
Health workers in Kasese district have reported an increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases in the area in the last six months.
Health workers in Kasese district have reported an increase in tuberculosis (TB) cases in the area in the last six months.
“We have registered more than 400 new TB cases since January indicating a sharp increase in our records,†the district TB and Leprosy supervisor Erieza Bitheyo said recently at a community based TB workshop
He said this may be the highest number of tuberculosis cases ever recorded in the district, over a similar period.
“We have registered more than 400 new TB cases since January indicating a sharp increase in our records,†the district TB and Leprosy supervisor Erieza Bitheyo said recently at a community based TB workshop
He said this may be the highest number of tuberculosis cases ever recorded in the district, over a similar period.