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World TB Day Observed

'70,000 die of TB a year'

Staff Correspondent
The country observed World TB Day yesterday as elsewhere across the globe with the slogan '1 am stoppingTB'.
Different organisations held workshop, seminar, rally and advocacy meeting to disseminate informa non regarding tuberculosis (TB) and make people aware of the disease
At an advocacy meeting at the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) organised by The Chest and Heart Association of Bangladesh and National Tuberculosis Control Programme
the speakers said that tuberculosis is a deadly disease in this country but it can be cured if the patients continue the drugs as per the direction of the physicians.
They added that the govern ment has been providing the drugs free of cost.
Prof Dr Pravat Chandra Barua, line director of TB and leprosy Control Programme said that every year 70,000 people die of hibervulosis (TB) and 30 lakh new patients are diagnosed with the disease.
Prof Mirza Mohammad Hiron, president of The Chest and Heart Association, said that under the Tuberculosis Control Programme the case detection has increased to 72 percent and the treatment success rate is more than 93 percent.
While delivering the presidential speech, he also said that the NGOs, medical institutions and the expert physicians shall have to work together to control the disease. The Union Parishad members, teachers and Imams should also be involved with the programme for its success.
Dr Solaiman Siddiqui Bhuiyan, associate professor of National Institute of Diseases of Chest & Hospital (NIDCH). Major Dr Azizur Rahman, pulmonologist of CMH. Dr Golam Sarwar LH Bhuiyan, Dr Shamim Ahmed, Dr SM Mustafa Kamal and Dr AKM Akramul Haque
of NIDCH presented scientific papers on the basic facts about TB and the ongoing activities to control the disease and its treatment.
Prof KMHS Sirajul Haque of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) was present as a special guest while National Professor Dr Nurul Islam was present as the chief guest.
Dr Nurul Islam was presented with AK Khan Memorial Award for his outstanding contribution in the professional arena.
To mark the day, Brae, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and The National Press Club jointly organised a seminar at the National Press Club in the afternoon while The DailyStar was the media partner.
Director General of DGHS Professor MA Faiz was present as the chief guest while Dr Erwin Cooreman ofWorld Health Organisation (WHO) Bangladesh. Faruque Ahmed, direc-torof Brae Health Programme, ProfDr Pravat Chandra Barua, line director, National TB Control and Leprosy Elimination Programme, Jamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, project director. UPHCP-2 and Dr Mohammad Akramul Islam were also present.
Earlier in the morning Brae and its partner organisations brought out a procession from Shahbagh intersection that ended at the High Court.