Mashobra echoed with the slogans of TB will lose-the country will win

Mashobra market reverberated with the slogans of TB will lose-the country will win on Saturday. As part of the 100-day campaign being run to eradicate TB disease in the entire country, the students of Nursing College Shimla took out a rally in Mashobra market to make people aware about TB disease. Anmol Raj Kaundal, senior officer of TB free campaign of IGMC, said that under this campaign in urban and rural areas of Kasupanti constituency, 117 percent screening of senior citizens above 60 years has been done, in which 98 people infected with TB disease have been provided TB medicine. He said that 17 panchayats of Mashobra block have been declared TB free panchayats.
He told that a 100-day campaign has been started by the Government of India on 7 December which will be completed on 24 December. Koondel told that all senior citizens above the age of 60 should get tested for TB disease every three months. Free treatment facility is available in all health centers for the treatment of TB. Apart from this, patients of kidney, cancer, sugar etc. should also get tested for TB disease from time to time. He told that last year 299 TB symptoms were found in Kasampati constituency, who have become healthy after treatment.
Koondel said that if a person is suffering from cough for more than two weeks, fever or weight loss, blood in sputum, sweating etc. then such a person should get himself examined in the nearest health institution. CBnot machine is available in IGMC and DDU for examination of TB disease.
Principal of Nursing College Seema Jishtu, female supervisor Sunny and other employees of the department were present.