New Strategy in TB Fight: "Namibia has one of the highest incidences of TB in the region, and this problem is being compounded by the prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
With the HIV/AIDS prevalence rate remaining relatively high, the number of new cases of TB has also greatly increased in the last few years. Available medical statistics indicate that tuberculosis cases in Namibia in 2005 recorded 809 per 100 000 population.
In 2004, there were 16 156 TB cases and this figure slightly reduced to 15 894 in 2005. The minister described this trend as disturbing adding that indeed tuberculosis has become a serious disease and a public health challenge.
TB cases are most prevalent in the Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Oshikoto and Khomas regions."
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