State task force meeting of revised national control programme (RNTCP) held at CMC

Ludhiana, November 13, 2018: A RNTCP meeting was organized in Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, on 13th of November 2018. The meeting was inaugurated by Director, Dr William Bhatti and Principal DrJeyaraj D Pandian. The meeting was addressed by the State Program Officer Dr. J S Kular and Dr.Sarit Sharma Chairman State Task Force. It was emphasized that Tuberculosis patients should complete their treatment without interruption. Any interruption in the treatment results in drug resistant Tuberculosis which can be difficult to cure. Anti Tuberculosis treatment is completely free under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme and available in the medical colleges and DOTscenters all over the state. In addition to it government has also arranged Rs 500 permonth for therapeutic nutrition for the patient during the treatment. All state medical colleges presented the third quarterly progress reports of the RNTCP. In addition to it, Dr. Vishal Chopra, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine also conducted the Operations Research meeting to finalize the research projects under the RNTCP.