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High population density contributing to TB spread in Colombo: Health Minister
Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa says the high population density in Colombo has been a major contributing factor to the
Summary
Meanwhile, the Minister revealed that the Colombo District recorded 2,264 tuberculosis cases in 2015, followed by 2,156 in 2016, 2,051 in 2017 and 2,088 in 2018. He further stated that 25% of tuberculosis cases reported in the Colombo District are from within the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) limits.
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- Nalinda Jayatissa3
- Mujibur Rahuman2
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- Parliament of Sri Lanka3
- Colombo Municipal Council
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- Colombo3
- Colombo city2
- Colombo District
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- population3
- density3
- high3
- tuberculosis2
- minister2
- spread2
- contributing
- contributed
- contributes
- drives
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Colombo’s high population density contributes to TB spread: MinisterDaily Mirror