In order to curb the tuberculosis cases across the State, a State advisory committee was formed by the State health department and was decided to focus on collectively work for the detection of new cases in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
The IEC cell of the State TB (tuberculosis) stressed on the need of creating awareness among the masses about TB and further highlighted that those who are
living in the remote areas of the tate would be primarily focused by the cell in order to curb the TB cases in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand.
While chairing the TB cell meeting, IEC officer, Anil Sati stressed that government and non Government organizations collectively strive to throw the TB out of our society. He said that awareness is the key to curb the TB cases in the state. After expressing his concern over the issue that the patients fail to complete the treatment, which further deteriorates the situation, Sati said that those patients who are detected with the sputum positive should be made aware about the importance of completing the treatment. He said that better coordination among NGOs and the various government departments is the key for curtailing TB cases across the state. Sati cleared that the advice and suggestions from experts from different field would be considered for constituting core committee. During the meeting, the participants reached to conclusion to appoint State IEC office JC Pandey on the post of chairman of state advisory committee. After assuming the post, Pandey also stressed that every section of the society should collectively work to curtail TB cases in the Garhwal and Kumaon divisions of Uttarakhand. State Technical Consultant Rita Mishra, Dr Prasant Singh, Nirmal Rawat, Hemlata, Sanjeev Kumar Sundriyal, Rashmi Painyuli, JM Singh, Sanjay Singh, SP Khankriyal, JN Singh and many more were present.