TB free campaign rolled out at Senapati district
Source: The Sangai Express
Senapati, July 27 2017:
In pursuance of the Cnetral Government’s plan to make India a Tubercolosis free country by 2025, under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), the Medical Department have started rolling out the 'Active Case Finding of Tuberculosis (TB)' with the objective of reaching the remote and far flung areas of Senapati district yesterday .
Yesterday, a TB free campaign was flagged off by Athem Muivah, DC Senapati, chairman DHS, RNTC Senapati, at Mini Secretariat Complex in the presence of Dr Loli, CMO, RK Elizabeth, District Program Manager, NRHM and other medical officers and medical team who are scheduled to visit various villages as a part of the campaign .
The campaign was flagged off with the mission to cover more than 90 % of the district population.
For the campaign, two bikes were provided to the Senapati district medical team by the State Government.
On the first day, the campaign will begin at Willong which have a population of more than 4200 people, Puni Pfosemai with a population of 832 and Kholjang, under Kangpokpi district.
The campaign will cover 3.89 lakh population of Senapati district and Kangpokpi which falls under vulnerable area/HRG pop and health facility .
Under the vulnerability, the campaign would cover IDUs, PLHIV, MSM, FSW, School Hostel, far flung villages and remote areas, weaver clusters, children home and iron factory workers .
At the event, Athem Muivah appealed the medical team to reach out to the people of the rural areas at their best possibility so that the villagers would completely benefit from the campaign and further aid the eradication of deadly infectious disease from the region .
Tuberculosis, an infectious disease which kills one individual every minute and 14,000 people every day in India, is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis .
It is reported that TB spreads through cough or sneezes.
An untreated smear of a TB positive patient can infect 10 to 15 people in a year.
People with HIV, diabetics and elderly are more prone to TB.