Up to 10.5 thou Kazakhstanis treated for TB

ASTANA. KAZINFORM – 10.5 thousand people are treated for tuberculosis in Kazakhstan, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Labor and Social Protection of Population Tamara Duissenova said, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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As of July 1, 2023, 10,587 people, including 7,987 outpatients (75%), were treated for tuberculosis in Kazakhstan. According to the Kazakh minister, the patients are fully provided with tuberculosis (15 names) and antifungal drugs, vitamins, and hepatoprotectors.

Nearly 7 thousand people contract tuberculosis in Kazakhstan yearly.