Tuberculosis cases increase
Mongolia registered 3,779 new tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2017, of which 16.5 percent were multidrug-resistant TB.
Mongolia registered 3,779 new tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2017, of which 16.5 percent were multidrug-resistant TB, said the National Cancer Center of Mongolia. Nearly two-thirds of the cases were registered in Mongolia's capital Ulan Bator. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Mongolia with a population of three million is one of the seven countries with high incidence of TB in the Western Pacific Region as designated by the WHO, with a rate of around 4,000 new cases per year. Globally, each March 24 is observed as World TB Day to raise public awareness about this disease, and step up efforts to end the global epidemic. Tuberculosis, if not treated properly, can lead to death, and compromise respiratory or motor function depending on the affected organs like the lungs.
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