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| Efforts to make TB free state | | World Tuberculosis Day | | Early Times Report
JAMMU , Mar 23 : Thehealth department of the state government is doing efforts to make Jammu regionfree from Tuberculosis (TB) from the last few years.
Talking to TNI District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO), Dr Poonam Mahajan said the department hasregistered 3100 TB cases in 2010, whereas it was increased in 2011 upto 3624and till March 2012 record is 416.
Dr Mahajan disclosed that does not mean that the patients of TB are increasing year after year butpeople effecting from this disease got aware for treatment.
She maintained that asper the tendency the ratio is 95 TB patients on every 1 lacs population. Sothere is good response from the remote area of the region.
Previously for treatment we were using basic Directly Observed Treatment Short (DOTS), but from Januarythis year the department has introduced DOTS PLUS in which the patient is undertreatment for two years. the effected persons take a of 90 injection besides 18types of medicines regularly for the same duration.
She added that the department organized numerous camps to spread awareness particularly in slumareas in different part of Jammu district.
She explained that people belongs to slums are not so health conscious, moreover the environmentis not eco-friendly. So people from these areas need to be aware more.
As per the report inJammu region the TB cases as in last year recorded in district Doda there wereabout 1002 cases of TB, in Kathua the cases were 1006, in district Poonch 551TB cases were record, in Rajouri 815 cases were recorded, whereas in district Udhampur there were 1287 cases of TB. The cases in Kashmir province in the year2006 was 827, but exceeded to 1476 in year 2010.
The concern authoritieshas established Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) centre in different part ofthe state to treat the TB patients. Under this scheme the concern doctor takethe saliva sample of the patients for test, and if the reports come positivethen they refer the patients to the nearest DOT centre for further treatment. |
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