In Zimbabwe Mataleland leads in Tuberculosis Deaths

MATABELELAND South province has the highest number of tuberculosis-related deaths in Zimbabwe

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MATABELELAND South province has the highest number of tuberculosis-related deaths in the country.

309 people of which the majority are of locals based neighboring countries died of TB between January and September in the province according to Gwanda District Medical Officer, Dr Andrew Felix Muza. Additionally about 11 220 suspected TB cases were recorded in the same period in the province while 9 215 were tested and 1 697 treated of the disease.

They recorded multi-drug resistant TB (MDRTB) 72 cases were recorded while 44 were treated,” he said. Multi-drug resistant TB that has contributed to the high rate of deaths as patients die due to late presentation to health facilities and most of these are coming from South Africa,”
In 2016, 94 percent tested HIV positive with 90 percent put on ART,” said Dr Muza.
He also said some TB patients die before being diagnosed for treatment. for more please visit

http://www.chronicle.co.zw/matabeleland-south-leads-in-tb-deaths/

Fact sheet
Reviewed October 2016

Key facts

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.
In 2015, 10.4 million people fell ill with TB and 1.8 million died from the disease (including 0.4 million among people with HIV). Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries.
Six countries account for 60% of the total, with India leading the count, followed by Indonesia, China, Nigeria, Pakistan and South Africa.
In 2015, an estimated 1 million children became ill with TB and 170 000 children died of TB (excluding children with HIV).
TB is a leading killer of HIV-positive people: in 2015, 35% of HIV deaths were due to TB.
Globally in 2015, an estimated 480 000 people developed multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
TB incidence has fallen by an average of 1.5% per year since 2000. This needs to accelerate to a 4–5% annual decline to reach the 2020 milestones of the "End TB Strategy".
An estimated 49 million lives were saved through TB diagnosis and treatment between 2000 and 2015.
Ending the TB epidemic by 2030 is among the health targets of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals. (extracted from WHO http://who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/ )

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