Rally marks World TB Day observance
Source: Chronicle News Service / Kaimuanthang Mangte
Churachandpur, April 05 2023:
In connection with World TB Day, District Health Society, Churachandpur-NTEP organised a rally under the theme 'Yes we can end TB' at Saviours Public School, here on Wednesday.
Teachers and staff of the school raised slogans related to eradication of TB prior to the start of the programme.
The observance was also marked by a painting competition for students of the Saviours Public School.
Speaking at the function, Churachandpur District TB officer Dr Ngahneikim Haokip explained that Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched a programme to eradicate TB through work plans to be executed under National Strategic Plan.
She mentioned that as of now with an attempt to eradicate TB, plans like Active TB case finding, newer and shorter regimen, involvement of private sector, provision of nutritive food to TB patients and IT enabled surveillance with awareness programmes have been taken up.
From October, 2017, programmes such as Universal Drug Susceptibility testing have been started and through this drug resistant TB cases were identified by means of CB-NAAT machine, she further conveyed.