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Government has prioritized TB as a major public health challenge: President on World TB Day

ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain urges all sections of the society to overcome the TB challenge with shared responsibility on World TB Day which is being observed today on March 24 (Thursday).

In his message, the President said: “Government has prioritized TB as a major public health challenge and every effort is being made for its prevention and control.

PM Nawaz, in his message, said Pakistan is responding proactively to the pressing need for effective control of Tuberculosis by adopting WHO-endorsed guidelines in National Strategic Plan for TB.

“The government’s endeavours for making Pakistan a progressive and developed country cannot succeed until we achieve a diseases-free society,” the PM said.

World TB Day is being observed to build public awareness and intensify efforts to control Tuberculosis.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.