DUSHANBE , May 26, Asia-Plus - An international two-day conference on the issues related to preventing and treating tuberculosis in Central Asia will open in Dushanbe on May 29.   

According to information from the Ministry of Health, the conference participants include specialists and experts from Central Asia ’s states dealing with treating this disease.

Participants at the conference are expected to share experience and achievements in preventing and treating TB in their countries as well as consider issues related to working out regional events on consolidation of efforts to combat tuberculosis in the region and adopting recommendations for successful implementation by Central Asia ’s states of their national programs.  

 The conference is staged by Tajikistan ’s Ministry of Health under financial support of the German Government provided through the German Development Bank.

According to figures provided by the State Committee for Statistics,  833 new cases of tuberculosis have been detected in Tajikistan over the first three months of this year, which is 28 percent more compared to January-March 2005.