Faridabad/ Alive News: Despite of an effort of the TB department, this disease could not come under control, resulting limbs of the concerning officers began to blossom. However, the health directorate is trying to control the disease at any circumstances for this, it has ordered to the district TB department to ask all chemists of the city to maintain data of TB patients. Simultaneously, they (Chemists) have been said to ask patients a photo copy of prescription slip and they (Chemists) will have to submit the data to the District TB department every month. A provision of strict action is mentioned by the department in case of not providing information to the TB Department.
Notably, an about 350 TB patients visit to B.K Hospital every month for their treatment. Apart from this, there are thus patients who make their treatment done from private hospitals, but the TB department doesn’t have correct information about them. They purchases medicines from chemist shops, while TB drugs for the patients who visit to B.K Hospital are arranged free of cost at their nearest dot centers where they live.
Cause of TB Disease
Actually People come here for jobs from many states and they live in congested areas, where clean air is impossible to reach them resulting, TB virus become active and it easily takes a healthy man into its grip.
“An order has been received from the health directorate. This order has been sent to all chemists of the city, by which the department will get information about each TB patient and they can be easily followed.”
Deputy Civil Surgeon, Dr. Vina Sharma
