Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, August 20 2010:
Tuberculosis (TB) has killed 1153 in Manipur while during the last seven year, from 2002 to 2009, and during the same period 3,74,200 were found suffering from the disease.
Presenting the scenario of TB in the state at an interaction programme on "Innovation of Civil Society in Tuberculosis Care and Control in Manipur, retired TB officer of the Manipur TB Control Society, Dr Manihar said that in Manipur, a total of 1153 people was claimed by the disease while 3,74,200 infected by the disease were treated under the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP).
Out of the total infected people 23115 were male and the rest 14,275 were female.
Three cases of Multidrug-Resistant (MDR) were also detected in the hill districts of the state while 100 spectrum samples are waiting for diagnosis.
In Manipur, the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTCP) which was renamed as Revised Nation Tuberculosis Control Programme in 1998 was started from 1962.It cover the whole area of Manipur by January 2002 .
The rate of detection of Sputum Smear Positive (NSP) tuberculosis in the state is 55% while the sputum conversion rate is 85% and the cure rate is 82% which is below the national rate of 90%.However, he added the default rate of NSP is 90% .
The Manipur TB Control Society has its district offices in all the nine districts of the state and treatment facilities are providing in 50 centres open as government run healthcare centre.
Besides 59 NGOs and RNTCP are working in the field of controlling the disease, he added.
The interaction programme on "Innovation of Civil Society in Tuberculosis Care and Control in Manipur was organised by the Global Health Advocates and Action Advocacy to control TB.
The programme was held at State Guest house, Imphal.