Media sensitisation workshop on NTEP and IPT held
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, November 21 2022:
A one-day State Level Media Sensitisation Workshop on the topic, 'National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) and Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT) ' was organised by Community Network for Empowerment (CoNE) with support from O'Neill Institute, USA at CoNE's Keishampat office, here, on Monday.
The workshop was attended by representatives from different media houses, while State TB Cell, Lamphelpat medical microbiologist Y Joyshanker and Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation officer K Deben were the resource persons.
Speaking on the occasion, CoNE president RK Nalinikanta informed that the workshop was organised by the Health Department as part of the target set to eliminate TB from the country by 2025 .
Acknowledging that media persons are playing an important role in achieving the target through spreading awareness about the disease to the masses, he expressed belief that the media will continue to do in the future.