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Seventy-five Filipinos die of tuberculosis (TB) every day, making the disease still the number one threat to human health in the country, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) said.

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According to the Department of Health (DOH), TB is still the fourth leading cause of death among Filipinos and ranks sixth among the leading causes of illnesses in the country. In terms of the number of TB cases, the Philippines is seventh worldwide and second in the Western Pacific.
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The Reach Out Foundation International, quoting Department of Health (DOH) reports, said 200 out of every 100,000 Filipinos are TB-positive.

There are about 250,000 new TB cases reported every year, two-thirds of whom do not seek professional treatment, the foundation said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
PHILIPPINE COALITION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
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Seventy-five Filipinos die of tuberculosis (TB) every day, making the disease still the number one threat to human health in the country, the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) said.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209657 [Title] => TB still a serious problem in RP [Summary] => Eight years after the Philippine health system adopted a tuberculosis treatment method considered most effective by the World Health Organization, the disease remains prevalent in the country, claiming an average 75 lives daily.

According to the Department of Health (DOH), TB is still the fourth leading cause of death among Filipinos and ranks sixth among the leading causes of illnesses in the country. In terms of the number of TB cases, the Philippines is seventh worldwide and second in the Western Pacific.
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The Reach Out Foundation International, quoting Department of Health (DOH) reports, said 200 out of every 100,000 Filipinos are TB-positive.

There are about 250,000 new TB cases reported every year, two-thirds of whom do not seek professional treatment, the foundation said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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