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Collector Urges Youth to Help Make Every Village TB-Free
Warangal’s Collector, Dr Satya Sarada, wants every village to help stop tuberculosis, or TB.
She asked young people and NCC cadets to teach others about the disease.
TB can spread through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes.
People with a cough lasting more than two weeks or other symptoms should get checked at a government health centre.
Doctors may use sputum tests, chest X-rays or other tests.
The government provides TB treatment for free.
Patients should take their medicine regularly and finish the course their doctors prescribe.
The Collector also asked village teams to help people get screened and treated.
Warangal District Collector Dr Satya Sarada called on youth and NCC cadets to help advance the goal of a TB-free India.
She flagged off the TB Mukt Bharat–Ayushman for Josh teams’ programme at the District Medical and Health Office on Thursday.
People with symptoms such as a cough lasting more than two weeks were urged to seek testing at a government health centre.
The Collector said government TB treatment is free and patients should complete their prescribed course to reduce the risk of drug resistance.
She urged teams and local representatives to organise village screening, help identify suspected cases and support treatment, with the aim of making Warangal district TB-free.
- Who
- Warangal District Collector Dr Satya Sarada, youth, NCC cadets and local representatives.
- What
- A call for village-level TB awareness, screening and treatment support to help make Warangal district TB-free.
- Where
- The District Medical and Health Office in Warangal, with awareness and screening work encouraged in villages.
- When
- The programme took place on Thursday; no date is specified.
- Why
- To increase TB awareness, help people with symptoms get tested and support treatment completion.
Key facts
- Programme
- TB Mukt Bharat–Ayushman for Josh teams’ programme
- Event location
- District Medical and Health Office, Warangal
- Symptom prompting assessment
- A cough lasting more than two weeks
- Suggested testing
- Sputum tests; chest X-rays and other tests where medically advised
- Treatment
- Government-provided TB treatment is free; patients were urged to complete the prescribed course
- Village-level actions
- Organise screening camps, identify suspected cases, facilitate tests and help confirmed patients receive treatment
- Recognition
- Sarpanches of villages recognised as TB-free in the district received certificates
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