Annual TB conference takes place in Tashkent
10/12/2015 14:22
Annual TB conference takes place in Tashkent
10/12/2015 14:22
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Annual conference on tuberculosis (TB) was held in Tashkent on 10 December 2015.
The conference was finance by partnership project of TB control of USAID, realized by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Officials of the ministries of Uzbekistan, health experts and teachers participated in the event. Experts from the WHO European Bureau, Doctors without Borders, and Management Science for Health also attended the conference.
According to WHO Global TB Report, some 0.5 million people died from TB in 2014. Over 9.5 million people contracted TB worldwide in 2014.
Uzbekistan pays great attention to combating TB as it adopted national strategic plan on fighting TB for 2016-2020.
US envoy to Uzbekistan Pamela Spratlen noted that currently, the death rate from tuberculosis is a leading cause of death among infectious diseases and exceeds deaths from HIV. In Uzbekistan, the US Government is implementing a number of projects to help combat the spread of tuberculosis. She noted that in order to promote the objectives on searching effective solutions to eliminate TB, the US supports access to quality health services for tuberculosis.
USAID supports efforts of Uzbekistan to solve TB problems. The cooperation of the sides helped to cut TB deaths in last 10 years.
Since 1993, the USAID has provided technical assistance for over US$356 million to Uzbekistan.
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