BHUBANESWAR: As many as 53,286
missing number of TB patients in the State out of the total 98,670 estimated TB
cases last year, said the findings of Citizens Report Card released by the
Voice of Patients, an NGO, here on Monday on the occasion of the World TB Day.
The NGO said that only 45,384 TB
patients have been registered for treatment last year out of the total
estimated TB cases. The rest patients are yet to be detected, it added. The
report card also revealed that total 3,749 drug resistant TB patients in the
State, while 3,340 multi drug resistant TB patients were missing from treatment.
Though the Government has
sanctioned enough funds for treatment of the patients, the NGO said, around 55
per cent patients don’t get treatment which is very unfortunate. The NGO
questioned about thousands of missing TB cases and continuous reduction of detection
rate in the State.
The organisation recommended the
Government to increase the number of microscopic centres and numbers of senior
treatment supervisors (STSs) to counter the staff crunch and lack of
microscopic centres in the State. It also suggested the Government to conduct a
regular review by the Health Secretary to improve the quality and process of
the treatment.
The Voice of Patient said that it
will try to sensitise the Government and its functionary to think of the
reality to control and prevent the largest killer disease which can be avoided.
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