Free TB screening for high-risk groups in HCMCVietNamNet Bridge – Free X-rays and TB skin tests for people at high risk of contracting TB were provided last Sunday by medical staff working in a mobile healthcare vehicle in HCM City’s Tan Binh District. High-risk groups include relatives who live with TB patients; those who live in and near areas with many TB patients; others living in areas with high population density and poor labourers; people with HIV; drug addicts; and others with chronic disease. The aim is to detect and treat more TB patients to reach the target of zero number of TB cases in Vietnam by 2030. Unlike last year, participants who are relatives of TB patients are given a skin test because some of them are infected but have no symptoms. The remaining 19 per cent of TB patients need to be tested as early as possible for treatment and prevention of transmission, the association said.

Source: VietNamNet News March 28, 2018 05:15 UTC