US EditionHow the Increase in Cases of Tuberculosis Evidenced the Crisis of the Argentine Health System, According to an Expert
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The Argentine health system faces a growing challenge in the face of the increase in cases of tuberculosis throughout the country. The incidence of this infectious disease increased by 65% in the last five years, which shows the structural deficiencies and lack of investment in the sector. Carlos Regazzoni, doctor and former director of PAMI, warned about the severity of the situation in LN+, noting that “tuberculosis is a health problem emergin…
The latest Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health published an update on the detection of tuberculosis cases in the last five years, prepared by specialists of the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases “Emilio Coni”, INER-ANLIS “Carlos G. Malbrán”. The study, framed in an analysis of the association between tuberculosis and human insufficiency virus (HIV), revealed that between 2020 and 2025 tuberculosis reports showed a steady …
The study, framed in an analysis of the association between tuberculosis and viruses of human insufficiency, showed an alarming advance of an infection that is considered preventable, treatable and curable. “The number of cases increased throughout the period by 65.9% (3,169 cases) and 11 between 2024 and 2025,” the report noted. “They went from 4,806 in 2020 to 7,975 until the first fortnight of July 2025.” This increase is due to the fact that…
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