· 300 per hundred thousand of the population have tuberculosis
· Tuberculosis is a contagious disease that impacts the lungs
· Over crowded households is a main reason to why so many have tuberculosis
· It is an airborne disease and is spread through coughing
· 13 people is the average number per house
· The houses are very small
· They have 4 specialist nurses on the atoll
· The “dots” are funded by the Australian government
· They help patients once they are out of hospital and also locate people who have the disease. Once someone with tuberculosis is found they are isolated.
· Australia is helping Kiribati to build a lab and pharmacy
· They are aiming to reduce the number of infected people by 30%
· The building that patients were being isolated in was well ventilated and this is thought ideal for the prevention of spreading tuberculosis
· The beds in the hospital are made of timber and have no mattress. The beds were also very small
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