{"id":412654,"date":"2018-03-24T14:01:19","date_gmt":"2018-03-24T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=412654"},"modified":"2018-03-24T14:01:19","modified_gmt":"2018-03-24T14:01:19","slug":"ho-six-died-tuberculosis-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/03\/ho-six-died-tuberculosis-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho: Six died from Tuberculosis in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"
Six Tuberculosis-related deaths were recorded in the Ho Municipality in 2017, Madam Shine Garvin, Ho Municipal Health Promotion Officer has revealed.<\/p>\n
She said the prevalence of Micro Bacterium Tuberculosis was on a steady rise in the Municipality, comparing reported cases from 2015 to 2017.<\/p>\n
Madam Garvin, who was speaking at the commissioning of a Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound at Tokokoe said 153 cases were recorded in 2015, 156 in 2016, and 158 in 2017.<\/p>\n
She described the situation as a public health issue and called on various stakeholders to be vigilant and become active ambassadors in the fight against the disease.<\/p>\n
Madam Garvin said the disease is highly communicable and appealed to patients and caregivers to employ strict hygienic practices towards preventing its spread.<\/p>\n
She said coughs lasting two weeks and above were probable symptoms of the disease, and advised that such conditions should be isolated and reported to the nearest health facility.<\/p>\n
Madam Garvin also emphasized the need for an improved diet in fighting the disease.<\/p>\n
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Source: GNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Six Tuberculosis-related deaths were recorded in the Ho Municipality in 2017, Madam Shine Garvin, Ho Municipal Health Promotion Officer has revealed. She said the prevalence of Micro Bacterium Tuberculosis was on a steady rise in the Municipality, comparing reported cases from 2015 to 2017. Madam Garvin, who was speaking at the commissioning of a Community […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":18158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[3,5458],"yoast_head":"\n