Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 28 August 2025
A district-wide Tuberculosis (TB) clinic was not too long ago organized throughout all Primary Health Centres (PHCs), Community Health Centres (CHCs), Sub-Centres (SCs), Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (AAMs), and the District Hospital in Nicobar District. During the initiative, all TB sufferers underneath remedy had been examined by Medical Officers for weight achieve, remedy progress, and potential negative effects.
The particular drive, carried out underneath the supervision of District Tuberculosis Officer Dr. Anwar Moosa, Chief Medical Officer, lined 44 sufferers presently present process remedy within the district.
At Car Nicobar, medical groups clinically examined sufferers at each AAM and SC. Dr. Sylvister, MO-TC, and Mr. Loknath S., PMDT Coordinator underneath the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), reviewed remedy playing cards, monitored affected person progress, and offered counselling on remedy adherence to make sure full restoration and help the purpose of a TB-free district.
Patients had been additionally requested in regards to the receipt of their month-to-month Poshan Basket from Nikshay Mitras and had been sensitised on the position of vitamin in sooner restoration. They had been additional guided on utilising monetary help offered underneath the Nikshay Poshan Yojana to buy wholesome and nutritious meals throughout remedy.
Counselling periods emphasised the significance of life-style self-discipline, significantly advising sufferers to strictly keep away from alcohol consumption, which may adversely have an effect on remedy outcomes.
Authorities have introduced that such TB clinics will proceed to be held on the twenty fourth of each month throughout all well being amenities in Nicobar District. Regular monitoring is predicted to enhance remedy outcomes and speed up efforts in the direction of reaching the nationwide imaginative and prescient of TB Mukt Bharat. (Story Based on PR)
