JAKARTA: In response to last year’s report of 60,420 tuberculosis (TB) cases in the capital city, the Jakarta Health Office is recommending that resid...
: In response to last year’s report of 60,420 tuberculosis cases in the capital city, the Jakarta Health Office is recommending that residents wear face masks in crowded places to reduce the risk of spreading TB or dry cough.
Other symptoms to watch out for include haemoptysis , loss of appetite, and sweating at night without engaging in much activity. With an estimated 1.06 million cases, Indonesia faces a significant burden of TB, resulting in about 134,000 deaths annually, as stated in the report. On Wednesday, the United States Agency for International Development pledged to provide TB preventive treatments to 145,070 people in Indonesia, valued at US$1.52 million .
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