UK - Public Health - Tuberculosis (TB)

A young man walks past the National Health Service (NHS)’s Mobile X-ray Unit (MXU) which is parked outside a youth hostel in central London. The van is a public health initiative for Active Case Finding for TB in hard to reach groups. The rates of TB in London are higher than any other Western European capital and is a major public health problem. TB is an infectious disease, but treatable and curable if diagnosed in time. Early diagnosis is a key to TB control and Active Case Finding is an important part of this.

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A young man walks past the National Health Service (NHS)’s Mobile X-ray Unit (MXU) which is parked outside a youth hostel in central London. The van is a public health initiative for Active Case Finding for TB in hard to reach groups. The rates of TB in London are higher than any other Western European capital and is a major public health problem. TB is an infectious disease, but treatable and curable if diagnosed in time. Early diagnosis is a key to TB control and Active Case Finding is an important part of this.