The Ministry of health () before the start of Chinese MDR Tuberculosis Prevention and control actions, yesterday this reporter has learned that the Ministry of health has 300 million RMB "global Lilly MDR-TB" Cooperation Fund to support medical training and education of public awareness of the disease.
China is the world of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in one of the most serious. The Ministry of health statistics, there are as many as 5.5 million people infected with TB bacteria account for 45% of China's total population existing TB patients about 500 million people, including the incidence of drug-resistant variety 10.7 per cent, more than 50 million people.
In our country, every bit of MDR-TB patients full course takes two years or even longer, treatment side effects, may damage the liver, kidneys; only drug treatment cost of $ 1.5 million.
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