Can Indonesia's TB elimination target by 2030 be achieved?

It is suspected that the spread of TB disease in Indonesia has increased significantly. Is the increase in TBS cases a new phenomenon? Whatever the answer, why the increase occurred? Hasn't Indonesia targeted the elimination of TB by 2030?

Epidemiologist Dr dr Dicky Budiman in his study making his podcasts, 2024. Photo: Supplied - Private Collection.

Dr dr Dicky Budiman is an Indonesian epidemiologist who has been involved in various global and national health issues. Dr Dicky Budiman explained that Indonesia is in second place with the largest number of TB cases. With a quarter of the world's latent TB, is in Indonesia. He also explained the factors that cause or trigger TB.

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