Inflation. Colombiaâs inflation rate is one of the lowest in the region and continues to trend downward. At 3.7 percent, it is near its lowest level in over 50 years. Colombia is one of the few Latin American countries that has never experienced hyperinflation, nor ever defaulted on its debt.
UNIVERSAL TB TESTING OF SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN NOT REQUIRED from page 1. ing first-grade school entry physical examination. This allows. the Department of Public Health to shift its attention to. populations at higher risk for TB, such as the homeless. and HIV positive, and to interventions better-suited to.
To screen for tuberculosis (TB) When you have a high risk of exposure to TB; sometimes as part of an examination prior to starting school or a new job (such as a college student, teacher, or daycare employee); when you have signs and symptoms consistent with TB. For a tuberculin skin test, no sample is required. A small amount of purified protein derivative (PPD) solution is injected just under the first layer of skin of your inner forearm. For an interferon gamma release assay, a blood sample is drawn by needle from a vein in your arm.