TB NEWS from INDIA September October 2001 Issue

200 TB patients adopted

A news item in The Tribune, Chandigarh India, (dated 8th October 2001) says that as many as 200 poor persons afflicted with TB were adopted by the north zone unit of Indian Chest Society for treatment free of cost during a function held at the local Ranjit Hospital at Jalandhar (India), on October 7, 2001.

 In the first phase of the adoption exercise, the patients were made to undergo different tests and subsequently they were given anti-TB medicines. The Punjab Health Minister, Dr. Baldev Raj Chawla, inaugurated the camp.

 Full text of the story at http://www.tribuneindia.com/20011008/punjab1.htm#7

 

2290 TB patients in Rohtak district of Haryana State of India

 

A news item in The Tribune Chandigarh (datelined June 15,2001) says that at least 2290 persons are suffering from tuberculosis in the Rohtak district of Haryana as per the records of the District T.B. Center. The District T.B. officer, Dr R.K. Wadhwa said 307 persons had been diagnosed as TB patients last month. Out of them as many as 131 were sputum positive who were emitting AFB in the environment while coughing and spitting.

Dr Wadhwa said approximately 2.5 lakh people were suffering from tuberculosis in Haryana out of when over 50000 were emitting AFB from their sputum while coughing and spitting which could spread the disease

Full text of the story available at http://www.tribuneindia.com/20010616/haryana.htm#1

TB patients a neglected a lot

A story in The Tribune Chandigarh says that Condition of TB patients admitted to the Civil Hospital here is very bad. There has been no budgetary allocation of food for diet of TB patients. As many as 9 TB patients were at the Civil Hospital at present.

 The TB patients have been given a ward in a corner of the hospital where leprosy and skin patients come for clinical treatment. Moreover, mortuary is also in the vicinity and thus disturbs the patients.

 The TB ward suffers from acute dampness and sunlight rarely reaches the patients. A TB patient on condition of anonymity said that they were not allowed to sit in the open during the day.

 The District TB Association being a defunct body provides no hope to the patients who are in a state of gross neglect. Social organisations like the Hospital Welfare Association and the Rotary Club (Midtown) are providing relief to the patients.

 Full text of the story is available at http://www.tribuneindia.com/20000307/punjab.htm#12TB