Distributing information on tuberculosis to Atauro Island residents.
Klibur Domin is planning to celebrate recent efforts to combat TB during the 2022 World TB Day.
Klibur Domin staff have been working with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health on Atauro Island since 2020. They hope to eradicate TB on the small island north of Dili within two years. World TB Day on March 24 will be a celebration of recent milestones.
To date this year the team have:
Atauro Island
• Screened nearly 2,150 people for TB symptoms
• Referred 1,950 people for a chest X-ray
• Identified 440 people with lung abnormalities
• Confirmed 106 cases of TB and started them on TB treatment
The goal of World TB Day is to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB, and to step up efforts to end the global TB epidemic.
Klibur Domin is at the forefront of the TB battle. Timor-Leste has one of the highest mortality rates of tuberculosis. Klibur Domin offers inpatient treatment, a mobile unit reaching villages and accommodation for the multi drug resistant.
WHO stats for 2022 World TB Day