Jeonju City Wins Top Institution Award at National Tuberculosis Management Project Evaluation Contest

Striving for Prevention by Increasing Latent Tuberculosis Infection Screening Rate to 94%

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonju City announced on the 4th that it won the Best Institution Award in the latent tuberculosis infection management category at the ‘2021 Private-Public Cooperation National Tuberculosis Control Project Evaluation Contest’ hosted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

According to the city health center, latent tuberculosis infection refers to a state in which a small number of tuberculosis bacteria that have entered the body do not multiply, so tuberculosis does not develop. It is not contagious and does not spread to others, but if immunity weakens, it can develop into tuberculosis.

Jeonju City has actively promoted a proactive tuberculosis management project by recommending treatment through phone consultations and home visits, and providing education, as appropriate management can prevent citizens from developing tuberculosis due to latent tuberculosis infection.

As a result, the city was honored as the best institution by achieving a latent tuberculosis infection screening rate of 94% among contacts of tuberculosis patients this year, recognizing its achievements.

Previously, Jeonju City was also recognized for early detection, treatment, and management of tuberculosis patients in 2017 and 2018, being selected as the Best Institution for the ‘Private-Public Cooperation National Tuberculosis Control Project’ by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (reorganized as the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency), acknowledging its efforts to prevent the spread of tuberculosis.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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