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NOWSHERA: A man allegedly shot dead his brother over property dispute in Rashakai Bazaar near here on Thursday.Muhammad Nawaz, a resident of Rashakai, told the police in injured condition that he...
App launched for tracing TB cases Peshawar April 13, 2021 Rawalpindi:Government of Punjab is determined to eliminate TB from the province, said Dr. Muhammad Saeed Akhtar, manager Punjab Tuberculosis Control Programme, says a press release. He was addressing a stakeholders’ orientation meeting to launch the detection of TB cases in the Rawalpindi district through private pharmacies where off-the-counter sale of TB drugs is in process with the help of Pakistan’s first mobile application (eTB). The intervention followed orders from the provincial government for mandatory notification of TB...
Chandigarh, January 7 The Covid outbreak seems to have left tuberculosis patients in the lurch as more than 45,000 persons suffering from the disease have failed to get nutritional support from the government. Under the “Nikshay Poshan Yojana” (national nutritional support scheme), each notified TB patient gets a nutritional support of Rs 500 per month. The assistance is given till the patient is on anti-TB treatment. The scheme is registered under the Direct Benefit Transfer. In Punjab, there are 45,000 patients enrolled under the Tuberculosis Control Programme. However, none of them has...
Stop TB Partnership in Ghana holds AGM 22nd Dec 2020 | Source: GNA The Stop TB Partnership in Ghana has held its sixth Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Accra to take stock of activities and chart new paths for addressing present challenges of finding new Tuberculosis (TB) cases. Mr David Kwasi Afreh, the Board Chairperson Stop TB Partnership in Ghana, commended the other Board members for their diverse expertise that contributed to various successes within the year. He said the Stop TB Partnership, which is a national umbrella, comprised of Civil Society Organisations, Private and...