M. Isa
| Wednesday, 23/03/2022 22:02 WIB
RADARBANGSA.COM – The government through the Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) plans to conduct a large-scale screening of tuberculosis (TB) in 2022.
According to the Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (P2PM) of the Ministry of Health, Didik Budijanto said that of the estimated 824 thousand TB patients in Indonesia, only 49% were found and treated, so there are 500 thousand people who have not been treated and are at risk of becoming a source of transmission.
“Therefore, efforts to find cases as early as possible, complete treatment until recovery is one of the most important efforts in deciding TB transmission in the community,” said Didik in a release, Tuesday, March 22, 2022 yesterday.
It is known that tuberculosis (TB) in Indonesia ranks third after India and China with 824,000 cases and 93,000 deaths per year, equivalent to 11 deaths per hour.
Didik said, the Ministry of Health will screen TB for 500 thousand cases that have not been found. Screening is carried out with X-Ray Artificial Intelligence equipment to provide faster and more efficient TB diagnosis results.
“We are planning a transformational massive screening by utilizing X-Ray Artificial Intelligence equipment to provide faster and more efficient TB diagnosis results, including bi-directional testing for diabetics so that they get TB treatment as early as possible,” he said.
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