Uijeongbu City Completes 92% of Latent TB Screening for Childcare Workers

Uijeongbu City (Mayor Ahn Byung-yong) announced that it has completed free latent tuberculosis screening for 2,950 childcare workers at 471 childcare facilities in the city from May 29 to June 13, with 92% of the screening completed.

The free latent tuberculosis screening conducted for childcare workers for the first time is expected to contribute to a practical reduction in TB incidence rates by shifting the national tuberculosis management paradigm from patient and contact management to preventive management.

In particular, in the case of infants and young children, exposure to tuberculosis poses a much more severe threat to health compared to the general adult population, making this screening significant in that it can greatly reduce the risk of tuberculosis occurrence within childcare facilities.

Since tuberculosis is a reportable infectious disease that threatens not only individuals but also others, active preventive management is necessary. For group facilities, it can even become a social issue. Therefore, during the screening for social welfare facility workers to be conducted from June 26 to June 30 for five days, eligible individuals are advised to undergo screening.

For inquiries about latent tuberculosis screening, consultations can be provided anytime through the Health Center's Tuberculosis Division (031-828-4557) or the 1339 call center.