District Tuberculosis Control Society observed World Tuberculosis day on March 24 at District Hospital Kargil. 

Executive Councillor for Social Welfare, Aga Syed Hassan Arman Mosavi was the chief guest on the occasion. Executive Councillor for Health, Muhammad Ali Chandan; Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Kargil, Dr. Munawar Hussain Wazir; Deputy CMO, Mumtaz Ahmad Var; Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Kargil, Dr. Haji Muhammad Ali; BMO Kargil, Dr. Liyaqat Ali; District Tuberculosis Officer, Dr. Fatima Nissa; Medical Officers, students of AMT School, ASHA Workers, FMPHWs, NTEP (National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme) staffs, and other paramedical staff were present on the occasion. 

EC Aga Syed Hassan stressed the participants to work with dedication and sincerity in their respective areas to extend the best possible healthcare services and necessary awareness about different communicable diseases.

EC Health appreciated the Health Department Kargil for organizing such kind of important days at the district headquarters and other parts of the district to disseminate the important messages regarding TB and other communicable diseases among the community.

CMO, Kargil advised the participants to implement the NTEP Scheme as well as other national programmes of the Health Department at the grassroots level to build a healthy community. 

District Tuberculosis Officer, Kargil briefed about the present scenario of the TB Control Program in the Kargil district. She stressed taking the benefits available under the NTEP scheme like free investigation, free drugs and free incentives to the beneficiaries, etc. 

Dr. Zakir Hussain Medical Officer, NTPHC Trespone also gave a PowerPoint presentation on signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of TB under the newly revised scheme NTEP