TB is more deadly than corona in Gujarat.
KEY POINTS :
- 825 persons died of corona in Gujarat in 5 months, while 2675 patients died of TB.
- TB disease has been proven more deadly than corona in Gujarat in the last five months.
TB disease has been proven more deadly than corona in Gujarat in the last five months. In the five months from January to May 2675 deaths have occurred due to TB in Gujarat.
On the other hand, 825 people have lost their lives due to Corona in this period of five months. Apart from this, more than 68 thousand people have become victims of TB in five months.
People have become more frightened by the corona epidemic in the last two years. But the disease of TB has proved to be more deadly and deadly than Corona.
More than 6.47 lakh people will have contracted TB in Gujarat by 2022. 68718 people have become victims of TB in Gujarat from January to May.
The mortality rate from TB in this condition is more than four percent. Apart from this, it has been revealed that an average of more than 13 thousand people are suffering from TB per month in Gujarat.
Among the states with the highest deaths due to TB in five months, Uttar Pradesh is at the top with 6896, Maharashtra is second with 2845, and Gujarat is third.
TB cases are also increasing alarmingly in Gujarat. From the year 2018 to May 2022, a total of more than 6.47 lakh people have contracted TB in Gujarat.
TB patients are given free medicine.
According to the sources of the Civil Hospital of Ahmedabad, the increase in TB patients is alarming.
But various measures are being taken by the government for TB patients, and different strategies have been made according to the states and districts where TB cases are high.
TB patients are given free medicine. Unique campaigns are being conducted to detect active TB cases with high co-morbid populations. Special arrangements have been made so that no one has to travel far for TB screening or treatment.
Apart from this, measures, including particular medicine, are taken so that the family members of the TB sufferer do not get infected.
The death rate from TB was 3.9 percent in 2020,
according to the details presented by the government in the Lok Sabha, under the TB Elimination Program, 18.05 lakh people got TB in 2020 and 21.35 lakh people in 2021.
Steps are being taken to detect active cases, and service provision from Ayushman Bharat Health has reported increased cases. In the year 2020, 89823 died from TB. In the year 2021, 76002 died from TB. Thus, the death rate from TB was 3.9 percent in 2020, and it increased to 4.3 percent in 2021.
TB case deaths in Gujarat
year case death
2018 1,54,551 5704
2019 1,59,158 6436
2020 1,20,560 6870
2021 1,44,731 5472
2022 68718 2675
(Figures from 1 Jan to 31 May 2022)
