Browsing Ministry of Health by Subject "Tuberculosis"

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    • A Case Series Report of Tuberculosis Patients with Vitamin D Deficiency in Zambia 

      Lungu, P; Lakhi, S; Mateyo, K; Mubiana, E; Mwaba, P (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)
      An association of Vitamin D deficiency with Tuberculosis remains a valid assumption. It has been observed that TB is highly prevalent in certain ethnic groupings and regions of the world. Populations with darker skins are ...

    • National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey (2013-14) 

      Ministry of Health (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2014)
      Globally, 6.1 million cases of tuberculosis (TB) were notified in 2013; of which 93% (5.7 million) were newly diagnosed and 6.5% (0.4 million cases) were already on treatment (WHO 2014). WHO estimates that at least 3 million ...