Delhi government launches 3 schemes to aid TB eradication
25 March 2013 7:09 AM IST
Delhi government on Sunday launched three new schemes to achieve zero death from TB in Delhi on the occasion of ‘World TB Day.’
These schemes include opening of TB control services for homeless population; empowerment of widows of TB patients by educating, training and involving them in TB control services and providing them financial support; and opening of evening directly observed treatment ( DOT ) centres for multi drug resistant (MDR) TB patients.
A K Walia, Minister of Health & Family Welfare was speaking on the occasion of World TB Day celebrations organised by State TB Control Department of Delhi government said Delhi will specifically focus on homeless people. The initiative will initially cover those living in 25 selected night shelters.
‘TB control officials will visit night shelters and provide awareness, preventive and curative services to this vulnerable section of the society,’ he added .
‘TB is the second most common infectious disease after HIV/AIDS. It is a major health problem among night shelter dwellers. The incidence of TB is higher among night shelter dweller as compared to other segments of the society. Low social economic status, poor literacy, associated habits such as alcoholism and drug addiction, overcrowding and poor ventilation make such people more vulnerable to disease and death. The scheme envisages to check this trend,’ Walia elaborated.
According to him, Delhi government will now rehabilitate families of TB patients who died, especially the widows, so that they are able to sustain their families and overcome the trauma. Such widows will be empowered to participate under the TB control programme as community DOT provider (CDP) in Bhagidari mode. They will be provided training to become CDP.
Walia also said the Delhi government will open evening treatment centre for MDR TB cases in chest clinics at Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital; Nehru Nagar; Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
These schemes include opening of TB control services for homeless population; empowerment of widows of TB patients by educating, training and involving them in TB control services and providing them financial support; and opening of evening directly observed treatment ( DOT ) centres for multi drug resistant (MDR) TB patients.
A K Walia, Minister of Health & Family Welfare was speaking on the occasion of World TB Day celebrations organised by State TB Control Department of Delhi government said Delhi will specifically focus on homeless people. The initiative will initially cover those living in 25 selected night shelters.
‘TB control officials will visit night shelters and provide awareness, preventive and curative services to this vulnerable section of the society,’ he added .
‘TB is the second most common infectious disease after HIV/AIDS. It is a major health problem among night shelter dwellers. The incidence of TB is higher among night shelter dweller as compared to other segments of the society. Low social economic status, poor literacy, associated habits such as alcoholism and drug addiction, overcrowding and poor ventilation make such people more vulnerable to disease and death. The scheme envisages to check this trend,’ Walia elaborated.
According to him, Delhi government will now rehabilitate families of TB patients who died, especially the widows, so that they are able to sustain their families and overcome the trauma. Such widows will be empowered to participate under the TB control programme as community DOT provider (CDP) in Bhagidari mode. They will be provided training to become CDP.
Walia also said the Delhi government will open evening treatment centre for MDR TB cases in chest clinics at Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital; Nehru Nagar; Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital and Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
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