Tackling tuberculosis: How Singapore is taking a proactive stance against the disease

From February 2022 to July 2023, Singapore's National TB Programme identified 10 new cases of active TB linked to a cluster at Block 2 Jalan Bukit Merah previously uncovered in 2022. As such, a mandatory tuberculosis (TB) screening will take place between Jan 11 and 15 in Bukit Merah, according to a press release by Singapore's Ministry of Health. Approximately...

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