The battle against drug-resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is escalating in Thailand, as the Public Health Ministry pushes towards its objective of wiping out the disease by the conclusion of this decade.

 

Dr Cholnan Srikaew, the Public Health Minister, conveyed particulars yesterday about XDR-TB discussed during a meeting of the National Communicable Disease Committee. The committee consented to update the definition of XDR-TB, as it was revealed that additional drugs have proven ineffective against the disease.

 

Dr Cholnan believes this modification of the XDR-TB definition will aid in diagnosing and treating the disease, aligning with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations.

 

“Even though the number of tuberculosis cases has dropped significantly compared to the past, our goal has not met the targeted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) where tuberculosis must end before 2030,” he stated.

 

by Mitch Connor 

Photo: medlineplus.gov

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-27

 

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They could start by teaching people not to hawk and spit everywhere. In our village early morning it sounds like a hundred blocked sewers emptying.

Might want to screen the Russian tourists coming in. TB quite common there, esp in prisons

The period of taking meds is 12-18months It is a long time to down a handful of pills everyday and some have bad side effects, like many medications if you don't finish the course then they don't work in the future. Thankfully I kept up my meds, first lot I just kept puking them up, second lot gave me arthritis, my right shoulder froze. but I got over it.