Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, May 05 2009:
The Annual review meeting 2008 and 1st quarterly review meeting 2009 on RNTCP for Manipur was held today at Old Secretariat Conference Hall, Imphal.
The meeting was presided by the Commissioner Health and FW, IAS V Vulunmang and was also attended by the Director Health Services Manipur Dr W Motilal, Chief Medical Officers, District TB Officers, National Pro officer, NACO New Delhi Dr Rahul Thakur and RNTCP staffs of state and district TB Societies.
State TB Officer Dr O Manihar and WHO, RNTCP consultant Dr Palash Talukdar highlighted the achievement and needs for the improvement of the TB case detection and acceptance of the DOTS by the TB patients followed by the review of the district performances and IRL/STDC activities of Manipur.
Commissioner Health Services also expressed the need for more effort for better achievement of RNTCP and more referral case of TB cases for HIV testing in the present scenario of HIV/AIDS in the state.