Health Minister Mohammed Nasim launched the ‘Zero TB Cities Initiative’ with the support of the US aid agency, USAID, and the Challenge TB, the most significant TB control project in the world. Under the ‘Zero TB Cities Initiative’ which will first begin from Dhaka and then will spread to other cities when those missing cases will be found out by special screening methods and treated. He also signed a declaration with a call for action ‘uniting to make our cities TB free’. Findings from the 2015-16 National TB Prevalence Survey shows that TB prevalence rates vary by location and demographic groups. Board Member of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease Dr Carter said, “search, find and prevent will be the backbone strategies”.

Source: bd News24 October 28, 2017 13:41 UTC