TB detection stepped up as deaths, cases rise

PETALING JAYA: Health authorities in Malaysia will be stepping up efforts to detect tuberculosis (TB) as the number of deaths and cases has risen in the country.

Last year, there were 25,391 TB cases (with a notification rate of 77.8 cases per 100,000 people), an increase of 3,664 cases (17%) compared with 2021, which had 21,727 cases (a notification rate of 63.5 cases per 100,000).