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Cambodia needs to step up efforts to control tuberculosis (TB), Prime Minister Hun Sen said. Although the number of deaths from TB has dropped, he said the morbidity and mortality are still high and many people still do not have easy access to treatment services.
Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng has instructed health officials at provincial and district hospitals, as well as health centres, to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) as early as possible, particularly in malnourished children, children living with HIV and AIDS, and children with severe pneumonia.
Cambodia has made remarkable progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), reducing cases by 25 per cent between 2015 and 2020. Over 45,000 TB cases per year still occur, however, and 22 per cent of the patients are under 14 years old, according to the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC).