Tuberculosis as a reflection of socio-economic situation in Kyrgyzstan

The health of a nation is priceless. However, money is required to treat undermined health, and the lack of money is directly related to the growth of such terrible disease as tuberculosis (TB). Every year, between 8 million and 10 million people get infected with TB worldwide. “Poor people are usually infected with this disease,” said Myrzakhat Imanaliyev, the head of Kyrgyzstan’s National TB Center. “Those at risk include people with poor housing conditions (overcrowding, poor ventilation), who do not get proper nourishment, people with weak immunity, limited access to health services, labor migrants, the unemployed, and prisoners. Only 8-10% of the results depend on doctors, and the remaining are social conditions.”