Positive Response to 'Visiting Tuberculosis Screening' in Seo-gu, Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 27th that the "Visiting Tuberculosis Screening" program, which has been conducted since last month targeting 17 elderly welfare facilities and 8 facilities for the disabled in the district, is receiving a positive response.

The Seo-gu Public Health Center, in cooperation with the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korean Tuberculosis Association, will conduct chest X-rays for a total of 978 users from 25 selected elderly and disabled welfare facilities in the district based on a demand survey.

As a result, those suspected of having tuberculosis or showing abnormal findings will undergo sputum tests, and patients diagnosed with tuberculosis will receive free tuberculosis treatment and medication management until complete recovery through treatment linkage.

The reason Seo-gu is promoting the tuberculosis screening project is to prevent the spread of tuberculosis to others by early detection and treatment of tuberculosis patients through screening workers and users of group facilities, which have a high risk of tuberculosis occurrence and mortality and a significant risk of transmission when tuberculosis develops.

A representative from the Seo-gu Public Health Center said, "Prevention is more important than treatment for tuberculosis," and urged, "If you have a dry cough lasting more than two weeks, please be sure to get a tuberculosis test."

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dong-ho sdhs6751@asiae.co.kr

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