Last year, more than 11,000 people were screened for TB.

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) revealed that in 2001, 11,500 people had been tested for tuberculosis at the Transitional Disease Center of the Foundation, as part of its efforts to eradicate the disease and educate its patients. members.

Dr. Mona Al-Muslamani, Medical Director of the Center for Transient Diseases, said in a press release on the occasion of World TB Day, March 24 each year, that the Center for Transient Diseases is the first hospital specialized in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infectious diseases in the region. Tuberculosis screening of more than 11,000 people after their transfer from primary health care facilities, primary health care centers, paramedics, private hospitals and health centers of the Qatari Red Crescent.

She pointed out that the total number of patients admitted to the Center's internal services for TB transient illnesses had reached 1,271 patients by 2018, explaining that the main factor in the fight against the spread of tuberculosis was Eliminate the feeling of social embarrassment related to the disease through education and accurate information. How to move.

Tuberculosis is one of the most widespread epidemics in the world, with around 1.7 million deaths each year, particularly in developing countries. Gastric and gastrointestinal diseases also affect the lungs, but also other organs of the body. It's the brain and spine that are caused by a type of bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

On the occasion of World TB Day, medical staff of the Center for Transitional Diseases organized an awareness campaign in the Doha Corniche, where it informed the public about TB and conducted medical examinations of TB patients. based. Al Khor Hospital, Women's Health Research Center and Hazem Mabrik General Hospital.