Health:TB patients are given financial assistance of Rs 500 per month under Nikshay Nutrition Scheme
Health news: Patna.Bettiah, 30 October/ TB is a serious communicable disease. It spreads through contact with patients. It spreads through mucus, spit, cough, sneeze etc. of patients. Due to this disease, the immunity of the patients starts decreasing. If a patient has TB, symptoms like cough with mucus for more than 2 weeks, fever, continuous weight loss and night sweats are seen. When such symptoms appear, the sputum of patients in government hospitals is tested free of cost through CBNET. This test detects TB or MDR TB. Which facilitates the treatment of patients. These things were told by the civil surgeon of the district, Dr. Shrikant Dubey. He informed that 5,112 TB patients are undergoing treatment at the health centers of the district. He said that TB can occur in many parts of the body. Like chest, lungs, neck, stomach etc. It is very important to get TB tested at the right time. Only then can we be saved from this serious disease.
Patients are being examined at health centres:
CS Dr Dubey said that under the TB-free India campaign, TB patients are being searched in Bettiah, Narkatiaganj, Bagaha, Majholia and other health centers as well as in villages and towns. Along with this, health workers are also being told about the symptoms of TB for timely identification and measures to prevent it. Facilities for examination and treatment of patients are being provided at all the sub-divisional and primary health centers including the Tuberculosis Center of the district. He said that under Pradhan Mantri Nikshay Mitra Yojana, 32 Nikshay Mitras in the district are currently adopting 32 TB patients and providing nutritional support. At the same time, 74 nutrition packets have been distributed among the patients.
Nikshay nutrition scheme became helpful:
District representative of KHPT, Maneka Singh and Surya Narayan Sah, working in the District Tuberculosis Centre, said that government assistance of Rs 500 per month is also being provided to the TB patient for nutrition during the treatment. This Rs 500 is being given for nutritious food. He told that it is necessary for a TB patient to take the complete course of medicine, otherwise there is a risk of TB returning and getting MDR.
