Tahir Mushtaq
JAMMIU, Mar 24: Despite of various efforts made by the government, the number of tuberculosis patients in Jammu region has increased in past five years.
As per the official record in 2006 the number of Tuberculosis (TB) patients was 2059, whereas the figure of patients increased in 2010 upto 3174 in Jammu province. The cases in Kashmir province in the year 2006 was 827, but exceeded to 1476 in year 2010.
Health department are making every possible efforts to overcome the life threatening diseases in the state, but the strength of effected patients rapidly increasing more in Jammu region than in Kashmir.
As per the report in Jammu region the TB cases as in last year recorded in district Doda there were about 1002 cases of TB, in Kathua the cases were 1006, in district Poonch 551 TB cases were record, in Rajouri 815 cases were recorded, whereas in district Udhampur there were 1287 cases of TB.
The concern authorities has established Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) centre in different part of the state to treat the TB patients. Under this scheme the concern doctor take the saliva sample of the patients for test, and if the reports come positive then they refer the patients to the nearest DOT centre for further treatment.
Government also launched several awareness campaigns in the far flung areas of the state, besides awaring the common masses.
When contacted District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO), Jammu Dr Poonam Mahajan said that the department has received 500 TB cases from the starting of this year to till date.
She further said that the department organized numerous camps under ‘Operation Tapasya’ to spread awareness particularly in slum areas in different part of Jammu district.
She explained that people belongs to slums are not so health conscious, moreover the environment is not eco-friendly. So people from these areas need to be aware more.
It is pertinent to mention here that the cases of Cancer are also on rise in Jammu region with GMC registering about 1,400 cancer patients in 2009 alone an alarming rise as in 2004, the number of new cancer cases in J&K was reported to be at 1,164. As per the data state has been witnessing an increasing number of cancer cases–up from 803 in 1997 to over 1,300 in 2007.
Data further says that the state reported 1,266 cancer cases in 2006, 1,185 in 2005, 1,168 in 2004, 1,058 in 2003. Between 1998 to 2002, the number of cancer cases had jumped around 6.3 per cent–937 in 1998, 901 in 1999, 952 in 2000 and 996 in 2002.
JAMMIU, Mar 24: Despite of various efforts made by the government, the number of tuberculosis patients in Jammu region has increased in past five years.
As per the official record in 2006 the number of Tuberculosis (TB) patients was 2059, whereas the figure of patients increased in 2010 upto 3174 in Jammu province. The cases in Kashmir province in the year 2006 was 827, but exceeded to 1476 in year 2010.
Health department are making every possible efforts to overcome the life threatening diseases in the state, but the strength of effected patients rapidly increasing more in Jammu region than in Kashmir.
As per the report in Jammu region the TB cases as in last year recorded in district Doda there were about 1002 cases of TB, in Kathua the cases were 1006, in district Poonch 551 TB cases were record, in Rajouri 815 cases were recorded, whereas in district Udhampur there were 1287 cases of TB.
The concern authorities has established Directly Observed Treatment (DOT) centre in different part of the state to treat the TB patients. Under this scheme the concern doctor take the saliva sample of the patients for test, and if the reports come positive then they refer the patients to the nearest DOT centre for further treatment.
Government also launched several awareness campaigns in the far flung areas of the state, besides awaring the common masses.
When contacted District Tuberculosis Officer (DTO), Jammu Dr Poonam Mahajan said that the department has received 500 TB cases from the starting of this year to till date.
She further said that the department organized numerous camps under ‘Operation Tapasya’ to spread awareness particularly in slum areas in different part of Jammu district.
She explained that people belongs to slums are not so health conscious, moreover the environment is not eco-friendly. So people from these areas need to be aware more.
It is pertinent to mention here that the cases of Cancer are also on rise in Jammu region with GMC registering about 1,400 cancer patients in 2009 alone an alarming rise as in 2004, the number of new cancer cases in J&K was reported to be at 1,164. As per the data state has been witnessing an increasing number of cancer cases–up from 803 in 1997 to over 1,300 in 2007.
Data further says that the state reported 1,266 cancer cases in 2006, 1,185 in 2005, 1,168 in 2004, 1,058 in 2003. Between 1998 to 2002, the number of cancer cases had jumped around 6.3 per cent–937 in 1998, 901 in 1999, 952 in 2000 and 996 in 2002.
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