In our country, the incidence of tuberculosis among children and adolescents has decreased in the last 10 years compared to previous periods.

APA reports that Nadir Zeynalov, deputy minister of health, said this at the international scientific-practical conference dedicated to the "Year of Heydar Aliyev" on "Prevention of tuberculosis in children and adolescents: a modern approach to the problem".

The deputy minister said that as a result of the serious work done on tuberculosis in children and adolescents in our country, according to indicators per 100,000 children, the incidence of tuberculosis has decreased by more than 2.5 times:

"This is a global infectious problem, and international organizations work hand in hand to combat it, evaluate the tuberculosis situation in different countries and give their recommendations. Here we can mention international organizations such as the UN and WHO. The fight against tuberculosis in our country is also based on the recommendations of international organizations. sanatorium for the rehabilitation and treatment of children with tuberculosis was overhauled and handed over.