Guri City Conducts Tuberculosis Prevention Campaign at Guri Traditional Market

Tuberculosis Prevention Campaign Held
under the Slogan "Coughing is a Signal, Screening is Protection"

The city of Guri, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun) announced on the 19th that it conducted a tuberculosis prevention campaign under the slogan "Coughing is a signal, screening is protection!!" on the 18th at the Guri Traditional Market area in observance of Tuberculosis Prevention Day on the 24th.

Guri City conducted a tuberculosis prevention campaign on the 18th around Guri Traditional Market under the slogan "Coughing is a signal, screening is protection!!" Photo by Guri City

During the campaign, tuberculosis-related information was provided, and tuberculosis leaflets and promotional materials that inform about tuberculosis prevention rules in daily life, such as proper coughing etiquette, were distributed. The tuberculosis screening program conducted by the Guri City Health Center was also promoted.

Although the incidence of tuberculosis in South Korea has decreased compared to the past, it still has the highest incidence and mortality among legally designated infectious diseases in the country excluding COVID-19 (as of 2022). Among the member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), South Korea ranks second in tuberculosis incidence and fifth in mortality caused by tuberculosis.

In particular, the proportion of elderly patients aged 65 and over among the total patients has been increasing every year.

Tuberculosis develops when immunity is weakened, so early detection and prevention are important at all ages. Especially, seniors aged 65 and over should undergo screening every year even if they have no symptoms. If symptoms such as cough lasting more than two weeks, sputum, fever, or fatigue appear, they should visit a health center or medical institution for testing.

Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun of Guri said, “To create a tuberculosis-free society and a healthy nation, we ask for the citizens’ great interest in early tuberculosis screening and urge everyone to follow prevention rules such as proper coughing etiquette.”

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