Dr. Robert Koch discovered

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

on 24th March, 1882.

India China Indonesia South Africa Nigeria Pakistan Afghanistan Bangladesh Brazil

Cambodia Ethiopia Philippines Kenya Russia Viet Nam Uganda Thailand Republic of Congo

No estimate

0–999

10 000–99 999

100 000–999 999

1 000 000 or more

1000–9999

Estimated number of new TB cases (all forms)

Estimated new TB cases (all forms) per 100 000 population

No estimate

0-24

50-99

300 or more

25-49

100-299

No estimate

0–4

20–49

50 or more

5–19

HIV prevalence in TB cases, (%)

India

China

Indonesia

Pakistan

Zimbabwe

Russia

UK

USA

Ethiopia

Nigeria

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

9.2 million new cases of TB in 2006, including: 700,000 cases among people with HIV 500,000 cases of MDR-TB

1.5 million people died from TB. 200,000 people died from HIV-associated

TB. Africa has highest incidence rate per capita

(363 per 100,000 population)

One person is infected by TB every two minute.

One person dies of TB every eight minutes.

Pakistan ranked 6th among the countries worst affected by TB, but now has moved down to 8th position.

Estimated incidence of 181 per 100,000. 2,90,000 are infected annually. 60,0000 people die of TB annually.

INCIDENCE:(ALL CASES/100,000 POP/YR)

181 168

PREVELANCE: (ALL CASES/100,000 POP)2

263 299

MORTALITY RATE:

34 28

RANK: 8th 1st

There are more than 40,000 new TB cases in NWFP/FATA each year.

Of these 20,000 TB patients are registered only from Peshawar.

Age of majority of patients ranges from 24-55.

58% comprise females. 1,10,000 patients have been registered and

successfully treated.