Jakarta (ANTARA) - Secretary general of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Tomsi Tohir, has emphasized the need for regional governments to take tuberculosis (TB) handling seriously.
He said that Indonesia has a climate that supports TB transmission prevention, so such efforts must be given due attention.
“Need for us to understand that we are looking for people with TB (suspected patients), not people who are already coughing and experiencing shortness of breath and then TB. The impact at home, neighbors, playmates, or even close friends can be infected,” he said in a statement in Jakarta, Friday.
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Tohir made the statement during a coordination meeting held to evaluate TB eradication in regions and a discussion on concrete steps to accelerate TB elimination with regional governments, held in a hybrid format in Jakarta.He also emphasized the importance of managing health budget allocations optimally, so that TB control programs can be effectively targeted. He also encouraged the early detection of TB.
