Prevention in order to provide better care is the objective of the health agency in the fight once morest tuberculosis. As part of the World Day for the Fight once morest Disease, the agents of the prevention service took advantage of their visit to the districts to organize informative workshops on tuberculosis.
Tuberculosis, an extremely contagious infectious disease that is transmitted between people through the air. In Wallis and Futuna, only one case detected this year. 16 cases were diagnosed and treated in 2022, 5 in 2021 and 2 in 2018. According to the health agency, in 2022, the fact that there was no more covid led the population to be tested. The explanations of Bernadette Worms, epidemiologist public health doctor at the health agency.
As part of the World Day for the Fight Against Illness, the agents of the prevention service of the health agency took advantage of their visit to the villages of the southern districts of Wallis to organize informative workshops on tuberculosis. The goal is to prevent in order to provide better care.
