Pakistan fifth highest burdened country for TB
June 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Economic Survey for 2021, citing the World Health Organisation, says Pakistan ranked fifth highest burdened country for tuberculosis worldwide, with an estimated 510,000 new TB cases emerging every year.
The incidence and mortality per 100,000 population per year from TB in Pakistan is 263 and 19 respectively. With the guidance of the WHO, Pakistan has developed the National TB Control Programme (NTP) to prevent population from TB. The programme includes universal access to quality TB care in the country, expanding partnerships and multi-sectoral approaches by engaging all stakeholders.
The NTP strives for a TB-free Pakistan by reducing 50 per cent prevalence of TB in general population by 2025 in comparison to 2012, through universal access to quality TB care and achieving zero TB death.