World Tuberculosis Day celebrated in Khujand
On April 27, 2021, within the framework of the USAID Eliminating Tuberculosis in Central Asia Project in the Abu Mahmudi Khujandi park in the city of Khujand, Sughd region, sanitary and educational events were held to mark World Tuberculosis Day. They were attended by representatives of the authority of Khujand city, the Republican and regional centers for protecting the population from tuberculosis, the regional Center for a healthy lifestyle, public organizations, schoolchildren and local residents.
The guests of the event received important information about TB, more than 120 secondary school students took part in a quiz, competed in competitions for the best drawing. The most active ones received commemorative prizes.
The USAID Eliminating Tuberculosis in Central Asia Project is being implemented to reduce the burden of tuberculosis in Central Asia by strengthening local and regional capacities to better detect and treat TB and drug-resistant TB (DR-TB).