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http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/...011,49b66665-43a1-4421-b1b4-bc3ccf3126a7.html
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01/09/2012 24:21
Huambo, Brazil
Sanatorium Hospital diagnosed over 700 cases of tuberculosis in 2011
Huambo - Seven hundred and 39 cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed from January to December 2011 in Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo, against 800 the year 2010.
Speaking today (Monday) to ANGOP, the director of the hospital, Peter Herculaneum, said he was on the basis of the decrease in cases abandonment of treatment by some patients.
To reverse this situation, he said, health officials have promoted awareness campaigns in communities and hospitals on the importance of treating this disease, which lasts between six and nine months.
The 739 cases of tuberculosis, said the source, the result of seven thousand and 447 examinations performed in patients who sought the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo.
Peter Herculaneum has announced that from January to December 2011, the health institution that runs recorded the deaths of 112 people, given the advanced state of pulmonary and bone tuberculosis associated with HIV / AIDS and malaria.
This number of deaths, he said, represents a reduction of 28 cases over the same period of 2010.
With 121 patients admitted to the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo annually assists between 300 and 400 patients from the 11 municipalities and neighboring provinces of Bie, Benguela, Kwanza Sul, Huila and Kuando.
Located high in the city of Huambo, the hospital has a capacity of 300 beds, and operation is assured by 192 workers, including physicians, nurses and auxiliary workers.
Portuguese-English translation
01/09/2012 24:21
Huambo, Brazil
Sanatorium Hospital diagnosed over 700 cases of tuberculosis in 2011
Huambo - Seven hundred and 39 cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed from January to December 2011 in Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo, against 800 the year 2010.
Speaking today (Monday) to ANGOP, the director of the hospital, Peter Herculaneum, said he was on the basis of the decrease in cases abandonment of treatment by some patients.
To reverse this situation, he said, health officials have promoted awareness campaigns in communities and hospitals on the importance of treating this disease, which lasts between six and nine months.
The 739 cases of tuberculosis, said the source, the result of seven thousand and 447 examinations performed in patients who sought the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo.
Peter Herculaneum has announced that from January to December 2011, the health institution that runs recorded the deaths of 112 people, given the advanced state of pulmonary and bone tuberculosis associated with HIV / AIDS and malaria.
This number of deaths, he said, represents a reduction of 28 cases over the same period of 2010.
With 121 patients admitted to the Sanatorium Hospital of Huambo annually assists between 300 and 400 patients from the 11 municipalities and neighboring provinces of Bie, Benguela, Kwanza Sul, Huila and Kuando.
Located high in the city of Huambo, the hospital has a capacity of 300 beds, and operation is assured by 192 workers, including physicians, nurses and auxiliary workers.