Awareness prog on Tuberculosis conducted at GHS Botsa

Kohima, April 5 (MExN): ARK Foundation, Kohima in collaboration with the Department of Health and Family Welfare (NHM), Government of Nagaland and in partnership with National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP), Kohima organised an awareness programme on Tuberculosis (TB) at Government High School Botsa on April 5.

Taking the session on TB, Ketho Angami, President, ARK Foundation mentioned the basic aspect of TB, the signs and symptoms and how it spreads from one person to another. He also mentioned about the prevention and treatment of TB, stated a press release received here.

Angami informed that TB as an infectious disease which kills 1400 people across the country. “It spread through the air, thereby making it easy for the transmission within the community, through the air as the medium of transmission. It spread when an infected person cough, sneeze, shouts or sings that result in the microorganism to float in the air, and once inhale the person may start falling sick thereby acquiring active TB disease,” he said. 

Shading light on the signs and symptoms, he spelt out the most common signs and symptoms which are coughing for more than 2 weeks, fever resulting in night sweats, loss of appetite resulting in unexplained weight loss. In the response to treatment, he stated that TB is curable and treatment is freely available at all the Government hospitals. The treatment for pulmonary TB is usually for 6 months. 

Also considering the wide misuse of illegal substance among the youth of today, the resource person shared on drug addiction as a social menace, also urging the young generation of today to “Stay Away From Drug”. He cautioned the students about substance such as tobacco and nicotine products which are considered as “Gateway Drugs”. He advised the students to be mindful of such substance, as it is the initial and entry point to other harder and harmful substance. Further, he emphasised upon the slogan “Say No to Drugs”.