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‘Educate patients, family on TB’

Staff Reporter

— Photo: K. Murali Kumar

Participants at a programme to mark World TB Day in Bangalore on Tuesday.

Bangalore: Early detection of tuberculosis (TB) and regular follow-up of patients diagnosed with it are the important factors in eradicating the disease, Health and Family Welfare Secretary M. Madan Gopal said here on Tuesday.

Speaking at a programme organised by the Karnataka State Tuberculosis Association and the State Health and Family Welfare Department, Mr. Madan Gopal said the disease could not be controlled despite concerted efforts by the Government because of ignorance and lack of cooperation from the patients and their family members.

“There has been a tendency in some patients to discontinue the medicines after taking it for some time. It is necessary to educate the patients and their family members about the importance of getting treated,” he said.

Pointing out that the role of health workers was vital in implementing the various Government health schemes, Mr. Madan Gopal called upon the workers to consider their work as a responsibility and not mere duty.

Inaugurating the programme, Swami Japananda of Swami Vivekananda Comprehensive Rural Development Organisation, Pavagada, called upon the health department officials and workers to devote more time with the patients and listen to their problems. Posters to create awareness about the disease and clear misconceptions were released on the occasion.

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