Dissemination meeting on TB-free Senapati held
Source: Chronicle News Service

Senapati, July 30 2025: Dissemination meeting of the project titled, "An Innovative approach for engaging student arid women organisation to improve Tuberculosis case finding and treatment adherence: A step towards Tuberculosis Elimination in Senapati District, Manipur" was held at DRDA hall, here, on Wednesday.

The event was attended by Senapati DC Mamoni Doley as chief guest, ADM Rang David Kung as special guest and District Health Society, Senapati director Dr Sumpi Percy in the presence of scientist "G" Division of Epidemiology and Communicable diseases, ICMR, DHR, MOHFW, Dr Harpreet Kaur, GOI-WHO consultant (Manipur and Nagaland) Dr Collins Zekotso Sonu, scientist "D" Department of Social and Behavioural Research, ICMR-NIRT, Chennai head Dr N Karikalan, scientist "E" Department of Health Economics, ICMR-NIRT, Chennai head Dr Muniyandi, scientist "D", Electronic Data Processing ICMR- NIRT, Chennai Dr Basilea Watson, scientist "C", HRD, DHR-ICMR, MoHFW, GOI, New Delhi Dr A Stephen, Division of Com municable Diseases, ICMR-GOI, New Delhi project research scientist-III Dr Suchitra, ICMR-GOI, New Delhi project officer Amit Solanki, executives of the Senapati District Students' Association (SDSA) and Senapati District Women's Association (SDWA) and community volunteers.

The project is an innovative approach for engaging students and women organisations to improve Tuberculosis case findings and treatment.

DC Mamoni Doley, in her speech, praised the team for launching the project in the district through their data collection efforts.

She highlighted a key finding, a prevalence rate of 366 per 1 lakh population, as a serious concern.

She also noted that a large number of volunteers have been trained and can be engaged in other programmes as well.

TB was stated to be not only health problem but a socio-economic burden for all.

The project would be a paradigm shift, from medical approach to a community driven project.

When the 700 volunteers are aware of the TB active case findings they can also spread the awareness to the communities, the DC stated, while stressing on the need to conduct training of volunteers.

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