Sabah records highest TB cases in 2023, says Health Ministry

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Sabah records highest TB cases in 2023, says Health Ministry
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KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah reported the highest number of tuberculosis cases in 2023, totalling 5,814, followed by Selangor with 5,631 cases and Sarawak with 3,177 cases, the Senate was told on Monday .

He said the the ministry is currently in the process of procuring an Ultra Portable X-ray machine to aid in detecting TB in remote areas or outside health facilities, particularly in regions with limited access."Since 2014, the Health Ministry has progressively enhanced the capacity to diagnose latent TB infection and drug-resistant TB using more precise and rapid technology.

He was responding to a question from Senator Dr A. Lingeshwaran who wanted to know the breakdown of TB cases by state, age and citizenship, as well as data on drug-resistant TB for the past 10 years and measures to overcome this issue.

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