In celebration of ‘Tuberculosis Prevention Day,’ on March 23rd Seegene participated in ‘With Citizens, Zero-Tuberculosis Campaign,’ part of the ‘2012 Tuberculosis Prevention Day Event’ hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and supported by the Korean National Tuberculosis Association.

In the campaign held in Cheonggye Square, Seoul, the organizers provided members of the public with free chest X-ray checkups and tubercle bacilli molecular diagnoses tests to inform the general public regarding the importance of tuberculosis prevention and control, and to raise society’s interest and participation in the early eradication of tuberculosis.

In a joint effort with Korean National Tuberculosis Association, Seegene, which signed a partnership agreement with the Association to work for tuberculosis eradication, will comprehensively examine visitors to its Tuberculosis checkup booth for tuberculosis, atypical tuberculosis, and drug-resistant tuberculosis through a tubercle bacilli molecular diagnosis test.

Seegene CEO Jong Yoon Chun said “This free tuberculosis checkup campaign will greatly help to investigate the infection rate among the non-patient general public, and provide a good opportunity to alert the public nationwide regarding the danger of tuberculosis, and to call for an active behavioral change,” adding “we want to contribute to the early tuberculosis eradication campaign by raising the general public’s awareness of TB.”