Ghana recorded 20,599 tuberculosis (TB) cases last year, with over 90 per cent of diagnosed patients successfully treated and cured.
The milestone, which is the first in history for the country, also saw a decline in TB-related deaths to 5.1 per cent, a significant improvement from previous years where mortality rates ranged between eight and 10 per cent.
Dr Yaw Adusi-Poku, the Programme Manager of TB Control at the Ghana Health Service (GHS), disclosed this at the commemoration of World TB Day in Accra yesterday.
Dr Yaw Adusi-Poku (second from right) and Mr Kwabena Mintah Akandoh (fourth from left) with other participants after the celebration On the theme; "Yes we can end TB; Commit, Invest, Deliver" the day is marked to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB as one of the deadliest infectious diseases and a global public health epidemic.
