MEXICO , March 18 , 2008.- Cuban results, along with those of Chile and Uruguay, in fighting tuberculosis were highlighted by the World Health Organization (WHO) general director Margaret Chan. The WHO executive gave a lecture in the city of Chetumal, capital of Quintana Roo state, where she explained that Brazil and Peru have not reached such results, and called them to carry out efforts to reduce the incidence rate of that disease. Chan, who attended the Ninth World Conference to Prevent Injury and Promote Security held in Merida, main city of Yucatan State, said that slow diagnoseshave caused 39 percent of cases to not be detected on time. The WHO director stated that while several national anti-tuberculosis programs increase effectivity, most Third World countries lack equipment and sufficient supplies to carry out a rapid diagnosis. She noted in her speech that "we must benefit patients as soon as possible, because effective treatment can reduce contagion." (Cubaminrex-PL). |