World Tuberculosis Day 24 March
World Tuberculosis Day 24 March :
TB rates in many prisons are 10 to 40 Times Higher than in the General Public..
On the occasion of
World TB Day 2010, the International Committee of the Red Cross declared that
attempts to stem the spread of tuberculosis across the globe are likely to fall
well short of what is needed unless authorities in affected countries
significantly increase their efforts to stop the deadly disease from breeding
inside prisons.
As a result of
overcrowding and poor nutrition, TB rates in many prisons are 10 to 40 times
higher than in the general public. The ICRC has been fighting TB in prisons in
the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Latin America, Asia Pacific & Africa for more than a decade, either
directly or by supporting local programmes.
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