312 people were treated for Tuberculosis last year.
55% of these cases were from the Central and Eastern division.
While launching the Tuberculosis Free Naitasiri initiative, Assistant Minister for Health Alex O’Connor says tuberculosis remains an important disease of public health concern for Fiji
He said tuberculosis is entirely curable however sadly in most communities it is often left unnoticed or a person is unaware that he/she may have TB until they present themselves to the health centre or nursing station.
O’Connor says tuberculosis is also driven by poor ventilation of homes, the nutritional state of individuals, increased tobacco use and indoor air pollution.
Six cases of tuberculosis was recorded in the Naitasiri province last year.
