TB prevalence stands at 128 per 100,000 in Gambia

Results of the Gambian Survey of Tuberculosis Prevalence in 2016 revealed that 128 in 100,000 people have Tuberculosis, according to a medical report by the internationally-acclaimed Medical Research Council (MRC) in The Gambia.The survey conducted with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Leprosy and Tuberculosis Programme (NTLP) of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare showed that the burden of the disease remained high during the period under review.