Williamnagar, October 19: The District Tuberculosis Office of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, made strides in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) by hosting a sensitization...
The resource persons at the programme, Dr. R.M. Sangma, DTO in-charge, spoke about what TB is all about. She talked about its causes, transmission, symptoms, prevention among other critical information.
This effort is part of NEDFi's broader plan to cover eight northeastern states, with a target of supporting 100 TB patients in each state. In Meghalaya, NEDFi has selected two districts for this program - West Garo Hills and West Khasi Hills.
Resubelpara, Aug 8: Bristibar salo, Williamnagar District Tuberculosis Office-ni gita dingtangmancha tom•aniko, North Garo Hills a•jani Mendipathar Multi Purpose Cooperative Hall-o ong•atangenba, Tuberculosis (TB)...
The awareness programme was held on August 2 – 3 where DTO in-charge Dr. Riksilchi M. Sangma highlighted the significance of Tuberculosis (TB), its impact at the society. She further explained the four main symptoms of Tuberculosis, like cough of any duration, fever, night sweat and weight loss.
Twenty-four villages in East Garo Hills have been declared as Tuberculosis (TB) free and were felicitated by the office of the District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO) on Tuesday.
An awareness cum Active Case Finding (ACF) program was organized on the National Tuberculosis Elimination Day on Friday at District DIET Practicing School, Rongkhon, Tura.
The ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, North East (ICMR-RMRCNE) in Dibrugarh has developed the world's cheapest Tuberculosis (TB) testing technology- 'A CRISPR case-based TB detection system, which can detect the TB bacteria using DNA from a patient's saliva for just Rs 35.
Mizoram's fight against tuberculosis (TB) saw key developments as health officials gathered for the National TB Elimination Programme's first quarter review of 2024. The meeting was held at the Conference Hall of the DHS old building, Aizawl, on April 30. he meeting was chaired by Dr. Febiola Kharkongor, State TB Officer.
