Suprun: Ukraine is on second place in Europe on the incidence of tuberculosis

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The acting Minister of Health paid attention to the epidemic of tuberculosis in Ukraine. The corresponding post Suprun wrote on her page on Facebook.

«Now Ukraine is on the second place in Europe on the incidence of tuberculosis (tuberculosis cases, notification rates per 100 000 population). Almost every fourth case of tuberculosis in Ukraine is multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), i.e. it cannot be treated with very effective anti-TB drugs. Ukraine is one of the world leaders by the number of patients with this form of tuberculosis», – Suprun said.

At the same time, the acting Minister of Health noted that the Public Health Center launched a new online training course on «Infection Control for Tuberculosis for Primary Health Care Workers».
As «The Journalist» reported earlier, Suprun proposes to cancel annual medical examinations of officials.