Media sensitisation on TB Mukt Bharat held in Chandel
Source: The Sangai Express

Chandel, June 23 2025: In a move to reach out to more people and help spread the awareness on Tuberculosis (TB), the District Health Society, National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme Chandel on Monday organised a media sensitisation on "Jan Bhagidari for TB Mukt Bharat" at the District Tuberculosis Centre (DTC), Chandel.

The event was attended by media persons from Chandel and Kakching area.

Addressing the event, Dr Tongen Roel, in-charge of District Tuberculosis Office spoke on the role of media in helping spread awareness on Tuberculosis.

"As much as the Government is putting all efforts to spread awareness on TB, the role of media is very important as it can reach out to far flung through print and electronics," said Dr Roel.

She also stated that a 100-day TB campaign was carried out in the district with the help of the State TB Office from Dec 2024 to Mar 2025 .

During the campaign, 583 samples were tested from vulnerable areas of which 21 were positive.

She said that they could not complete all the tests from the areas during the campaign but they are continuing with the testing even after the campaign days are over.

She also appealed to the public to cooperate with the office in the testing of samples to make the district a TB-free district and also urged the authorities concerned to provide a portable X-ray machine and a vehicle, so that they could reach out to far flung places and extend the screening of sputum samples and TB .

As part of the campaign, Dr Th Joyson Monsang, CMO Chandel also distributed food baskets to the TB patients.

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