Active cases of TB detected in Tousem sub-division

From Our Correspondent

TAMENGLONG |Aug 3

 With an aim to free tuberculosis (TB) in the district, under TB India Free campaign, TB Active Case Finding (ACF)  has detected new 5 (five) cases of tuberculosis in Tousem sub-division.

 Just barely after 10 days of forming Tuberculosis Active Case Finding at the office chamber of deputy commissioner of Tamenglong, active case finding team has gone to highly suspected villages in Tousem sub-division.

 The team headed by Dr Guidiathiu Kamei, district tuberculosis officer of Tamenglong along with K. Deben Singh, ACSM officer, RNTCP Manipur had detected 4 new cases of tuberculosis from two villages including Rani Gaidinliu village Longkao (Nungkao) Part-I and Part-III and one case was found out under AWARE.

Out of the five new cases two are male and three others are female between the ages of 30 to 50.

 Disclosing this to the media at press meet held at the conference hall of the DC, Dr. Guidiathiu Kamei, said that the team has screened 2522 persons and tested 63 persons on suspicion, and finally five new cases were detected with positive case.

 One ASHA has been appointed as DoTs provider and required medicines has been given, he informed.

 The reasons for highly detected tuberculosis in Rani Gaidinliu village could be old way of dwelling house construction, mal nutrition and etc., he said.

 He said that the active case finding team has found the living standards of the villagers are extremely poor and practicing the old traditional ways of living. Poor water supply, minimal lighting and poor ventilation in their home are main concerned, he added.

Dr Guidiathiu Kamei also informed that the team had conducted awareness at Longkao government school, and poster campaign was also held during their visit in the remote villages of Tousem sub division.

 He went on to say that the road connectivity was so poor that even the team’s vehicle had trouble passing through it.

The officials had to get down and push the vehicles to pass and clear landslide debris, he lamented.

 Armstrong Pame, DC of the district congratulated and appreciated the team and asked the CMO Tamenglong and his team to submit in writing what could be taken to minimise the disease in the district.

 Regarding, bad houses or old way of living, the DC said that during his posting as sub- divisional officer at Tousem he had given IAY scheme to particular village to construct dwelling house but the beneficiary sold away the GI sheets. People had to change their altitude, he added.

S Khupboi Aimol, SDO Tousem, Kachamthai, SDO Tamenglong, Dr Chambo Gonmei, CMO Tamenglong, Namlalung Gangmei, SDC Tamenglong HQs and staffs of district tuberculosis department also attended the press meet.