据世界卫生组织“1999年世界卫生报告”报道,菲律宾卫生部门最近发出警告,如果再不显著增加消灭结核的计划资金,未来40年内可能有高达90％的菲律宾人被传染上结核。有1/3 以上的菲律宾人生活在贫困线以下,而结核问题是贫困地区特别急迫的问题。在菲律宾的贫民区,39％以上的5～9岁儿童已被传染,其传染率是全国平均传染率的2倍。狭窄拥挤 According to the World Health Organization’s 1999 World Health Report, the Philippine health authorities recently warned that if there is no significant increase in plans to eliminate TB, up to 90% of Filipinos may be infected with TB in the next 40 years. More than one-third of Filipinos live below the poverty line, and the issue of tuberculosis is a particularly pressing issue in poor areas. In the slums of the Philippines, more than 39% of children aged 5-9 years have been infected, and the infection rate is twice the national average. Narrow crowded