District TB Control Society, Kargil observed World Tuberculosis Day themed, ‘Invest to end TB’ on March 24 at Auditorium Hall.

Acting Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC Kargil, Aga Syed Hasan Arman was the chief guest on the occasion. He said that health is one of the precious gifts and in this regard individual and institutional level efforts are needed to eradicate chronic diseases such as TB.

While acknowledging the efforts of the health workers, he said LAHDC Kargil is indebted to their services and all measures will be taken to strengthen health infrastructure in Kargil.

He further said that eradication of Tuberculosis must be taken as a movement in the Kargil district and all efforts need to be done to eradicate TB from the district.

Dr Abdul Jalil advised the students of GNM Nursing School to act as messengers to spread awareness regarding the disease in Kargil.

Consultant Physician, Dr Ghulam Hussain Bardi detailed the signs, symptoms and preventive measures about TB. He spoke about issues such as Latent TB and Chronic TB, nutrition, Tuberculosis Prevention Treatment (TPT), National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) and other aspects related to the disease.

Dr Bardi asserted that everybody has to extend support to eradicate TB from Kargil and as everyone is at a risk to get infected from it. Therefore all preventive and medical interventions must be done to eradicate the disease.

Medical Officer NHM, Dr Ibrahim Khan gave a presentation on the overall scenario of Tuberculosis in the Kargil district. He spoke at length on the history of health campaigns on TB post-independence and briefed the audience about NTBEP, TB notification ratio, advocacy and community mobilization.