Three hundred and ninety people died of tuberculosis out of the 11,796 affected by this disease in 2022 in Ituri. These figures were published on Wednesday March 29 in Bunia by the provincial coordinator of the Tuberculosis Control Program (PNLT).
To fight once morest this scourge, the provincial coordination launched since Wednesday in Bunia an awareness tour, particularly in universities.
Doctor Justin Mukonkole, provincial coordinator of the PNLT, specifies that nine health zones including that of Bunia are strongly affected by this disease.
He invites the population to strengthen the protection mechanisms by avoiding closed places as well as contact with the sick:
“Starting with the Higher Medical Institute (ISTM Bunia), we know that it is the students who will be the future service providers. To this end, we ask the population, as soon as you find a sick person or a coughing person, go directly to the nearest health center,” he said.
For this doctor, the best way to fight once morest tuberculosis is to detect all these patients who are still hiding at home and put them on treatment, in order to break the chain of transmission.
This PNLT campaign is part of the International Tuberculosis Day, whose national theme for this year is: “Yes, together we can put an end to tuberculosis in the DRC”.
