The Rotary Club of Brahmapur Central with all other Rotary clubs of the city organised a seminar on tuberculosis awareness her on Sunday. Rotarians from across the State and local social workers joined the event.
The main objective of the event was to provide knowledge to participants as to how to reconise a TB patient and help him get diagnosis and free treatment in Government hospitals. Rotary India National Tuberculosis and Awareness Committee Chair Yash Pal Das, RI District 3,262 Governor CA Debashish Mishra and former MKCG Medical College Principal Prof Radha Madhab Tripathy graced the occasion as guests. Past District Governor Prof Dr Narayan Mishra supervised the programme.
Club president Rotarian Mahesh Jena presided over the meeting whereas Rotarian Saroj Prushy was chairman of the seminar. India harbours highest 27% per the global burden of the TV cases, said Prof Mishra.
Union for Odisha consultuant Jitendra Kumar Satpathy, Dr Geetimay Patnaik, Dr Sudhansu Kumar Patnaik, Dr Santosh Padhy , Dr Sambit Begray and Dr Priyajit Jena participated as panelists. Vote of thanks was offered by ornganising secretary Rotarian Priyabrata Panigrahi and club secretary Rotarian Manjit Hota.
Earlier on Saturday, the club had inaugurated a laibrary at the Government UP School at Konishi Block Colony here.