ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ranks sixth out of the 22 high tuberculosis risk countries in the world, contributing 43% of the disease towards the Eastern-Mediterranean region of World Health Organization (WHO).
According to available data, the incidence of TB per 100,000 population in Pakistan is 181, case notification per 100,000 per year is 150 while the treatment success rate is 85%.
Official sources said that more than 700,000 TB patients have been treated free of cost and 100% latest treatment
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