Kpi surpasses National, global success rate in treating tuberculosis
Source: The Sangai Express

Kangpokpi, April 16 2019: Scripting another record in medical sector, newly created Kangpokpi district surpassed not only the treatment success rate of the country in treating Tuberculosis but also the global success rate.

According to District Tuberculosis Office, the National treatment success rate is 85 per cent and the global success rate is 54 per cent while the treatment success rate of Kangpokpi under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme is 96 per cent.

This was announced during the 38th World TB Day Observance at Multi-purposes Hall, DC office, Kangpokpi organized by DTO/DPO, Kangpokpi under the aegis of District Health Society (DHS) and Revised National Tuberculosis Control (RNTCP) Kangpokpi.

Kpi surpasses National, global success rate in treating tuberculosis

Earlier in the morning, a rally was flagged off at IT Road Junction by Dr Kimneng Misao, Chief Medical Officer, Kangpokpi which culminated at the campus of DC office Kangpokpi via National Highway-2.Participated by more than 70 students of JN Public School, Kangpokpi and health workers, ASHAs and staffs of DTO held placards which reads, "Let us unite to fight TB", "Dr TB a public health emergency", "Run for fight TB", "Get tested, get treated before you get sick", "Unite to end TB-Leave no one behind", etc.

The observance at Kangpokpi graced by Lalithambigai K, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Dr SH AR Chisti, State Nodal Officer, RNTCP Manipur, Lalramsang Infimate, MCS, ADC Kangpokpi and Dr Kimneng Misao, CMO/DMD, DHS Kangpokpi as dignitaries.

In his keynote address, Dr Len Kamkhosat Khongsai, DTO/DPO, RNTCP Kangpokpi said that TB remains the world's deadliest infectious killer as each day nearly 4,500 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall ill with this preventable and curable disease.

He also said that the theme of World TB Day 2019, "It's time" puts the accent on the urgency to act on the commitments made by the global leaders to scale up access to prevention and treatment, promote equitable right based and people-centred TB response, ensure sufficient and sustainable financing including for research and promote an end to stigma and discrimination.

He continued that India has committed to eliminating Tuberculosis by 2025 even if it is the country with the highest burden of the disease by developing a National Strategic Plan with a vision of TB free India with zero deaths, disease and poverty due to TB and its goal is to achieve a rapid decline in burden of TB, morbidity and mortality while working towards eliminating TB in India by 2025.Highlighting the performance of RNTCP Kangpokpi, Dr Len Kamkhosat Khongsai said that since January 2018, seventy four new cases of TB has been detected in the district with 18 patients previously treated.

The treatment success rate of Kangpokpi RNTCP is 96 per cent while it is 54 per cent globally and 85 per cent at National level.