Tuberculosis Day,41000 people were suffering from Tuberculosis every year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

World Tuberculosis Day will be observed all over the world today (Thursday). World Tuberculosis Day, falling on March 24 each year, is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. Tuberculosis causes the deaths of about 1.6 million people each year, mostly in the Third World. Pakistan ranks 6th globally among the 22 high tuberculosis burden countries, and contributes 43% of the disease burden towards the Eastern-Mediterranean region of World Health Organization (WHO). More than 41000 people were suffering from Tuberculosis every year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and there were 218 diagnosed and 814 treatment centers that were functioning to eliminate the disease out of the province. According to sources provincial government had given treatment and free medication to 2900 in 2007, 3000 in 2008, 34548 in 2009 and 35415 in 2010 patients so far and intended to provide all basic facilities like diagnose, treatment and free medicine to TB patients in order to reduce the number by 50% till 2015.