(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Laman Ismayilova read more A conference dedicated to World Tuberculosis Day has been held
in Baku.
World Tuberculosis Day raises public awareness about the
devastating health, social and economic consequences of
tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the global TB
epidemic.
The event was co-organized by the Ministry of Health, the
Country Coordinating Commission (CCM), the Scientific-Research
Institute of Lung Diseases and the Azerbaijan Anti-Tuberculosis NGO
Coalition, Azernews reports.
Executive Director of Stop TB Partnership Lucica Ditiu addressed
the conference participants through video message.
"Still, 4,000-4,500 people die of tuberculosis every day, 700 of
them are children. Tuberculosis is an airborne disease. Although we
will not be able to eliminate tuberculosis completely by 2030 by
combining all our efforts, we can stop the infection. I am sure
that Azerbaijan will be able to put an end to tuberculosis by
mobilizing its human and financial resources by 2030," the video
message said.
Deputy Health Minister Nadir Zeynalov touched upon Azerbaijan's
latest achievements in healthcare.
He noted that a few days ago, the World Health Organization
(WHO) certified Azerbaijan as a malaria-free country.
Recall that WHO certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan for
achieving elimination of malaria in their territories.
Certification of malaria elimination is the official recognition
by WHO of a country's malaria-free status.
The certification is granted when a country has shown that the
chain of indigenous malaria transmission by Anopheles mosquitoes
has been interrupted nationwide for at least the past three
consecutive years
In his speech, Nadir Zeynalov also highlighted major steps taken
by Azerbaijan in the fight against tuberculosis. He said that
Azerbaijan can serve as an example to many countries on
international platforms.
Member of the Health Committee of the Azerbaijani Parliament,
head of the International Relations Department at Heydar Aliyev
Foundation Soltan Mammadov stressed that great success has been
achieved in the fight against tuberculosis in the past ten years as
a result of the joint efforts of both state and non-state
organizations. He added that Azerbaijan is also successfully using
international cooperation platforms to fight tuberculosis.
Note that, Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually
caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Tuberculosis
generally affects the lungs, but can also affect other parts of the
body.
The classic symptoms of active TB are a chronic cough with
blood-containing sputum, fever, night sweats, and weight loss.
In 2022,the number of patients newly infected with tuberculosis
was 2,877 people. Around 2292 patients were re-infected with
tuberculosis last year.
Ending the TB epidemic by 2030 is among the health targets of
the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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