Cuba Aims to Be 1st to Eliminate Tuberculosis in Latin America
Cuba Aims to Be 1st to Eliminate Tuberculosis in Latin America
Published 26 March 2016 (5 hours 27 minutes ago)
Advances in health care are among Cuba’s major achievements over the past five decades, despite the U.S. blockade.
If Cuban doctors have their way, the country will be the first in Latin America to completely wipe out tuberculosis, according to a World Health Organization plan presented Saturday.
And the island nation is already well on its way to achieving that goal. In Cuba, there are just 6.2 cases of tuberculosis per 100,000 people, well below the regional average for Latin America at over 25 cases per 100,000, according to WHO data.
Global health experts believe that at a rate of detention of about 600 cases per year, it’s well within Cuba’s reach to accept the challenge of eliminating the disease once and for all.
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Cuba plans to focus on vulnerable groups, including the elderly, with efforts to monitor, test, and offer preventative health care.
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