ADC Kargil chairs meeting regarding the formation of TB Forum

KARGIL, September 20, 2022:

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Wani today chaired a meeting in his office chamber regarding the formation of TB Forum under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP).

The meeting was attended by Chief Medical Officer Kargil, Dr Munawar Hussain Wazir DPO Padma Angmo, District Program Coordinator Syed Mohd, Senior Treatment Supervisor, and five TB Champions.

During the meeting, discussions, and deliberations were held over the status of TB in Kargil district and the treatment available in hospitals.

The ADC urged all officers and officials under NTEP program to work diligently to achieve all the targets and goals as per the National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2025 for the elimination of TB before the given timeline.

He instructed us to promote activities through mass awareness generation programs and also make IEC material in the local language to reach a larger audience.

At the meeting, Program Coordinator NTEP gave a presentation about all indicators under TB Score of NTEP and how to eliminate the disease.