Malaysia pledges to bring down TB treatment costs in bid to end epidemic by 2035


Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. -Starpic

KUALA LUMPUR: Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic) has pledged to bring down the cost of testing for and treating tuberculosis as part of Malaysia’s commitment to end the TB epidemic by the year 2035.

At the prevalence rate of 81 per 100,000 population and mortality rate of 6.5 per 100,000 population for 2017, he said that the burden of TB for Malaysia was still significant.

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