TB threat
Pakistan's federal health minister, Nasir Khan, revealed that the country ranks eighth among 22 countries worst hit by tuberculosis (TB). He conceded that TB control has a remained a low priority for the government. Khan promised that his ministry would promote a World Health Organisation (WHO)-initiated TB control programme called DOTS (Direct Observation Treatment System) in major cities.
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