BHUBANESWAR: A dissemination workshop of Nutrition TB project Odisha was held at ICMR-RMRC auditorium here Monday.
The workshop was jointly organised by ICMR regional medical research centre, Department of Health resource and Ministry of Health and Welfare, Govt of India.
It was inaugurated by special secretary, Public Health, Govt of Odisha, Haraprasad Pattnaik while director of health Dilip Kumar Sarangi and director of public health Ajit Kumar Mohanty were the guests of honour.
Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik said, “Odisha has been doing phenomenal work to eradicate this disease and with new sputum smear positive pulmonary TB attending RNTCP centres in Gajapati district and few blocks of Rayagada, Kalahandi and Kandhamal districts of Odisha the TB project is gaining success in Odisha.
Sanghamitra Pati, director, MD and MPH, also stressed on the impact of a food supplement on the nutritional status of adults and to assess the quality of life and return to normal functionality among patients receiving food supplement along with anti-TB treatment.
Studies show that causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a contagious airborne infection that destroys body tissues. Pulmonary TB occurs when mycobacterium tuberculosis primarily attacks the lungs and other organs.
Tuberculosis remains in the Top 10 causes of death worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, with an estimated 95% of TB diagnoses as well as TB related death occuring in developing countries.
The typical symptoms of Pulmonary Tuberculosis are chronic cough with bloods tinged sputum, fever, night sweating, and weight loss and chest pain. Mortality and Morbidity data on tuberculosis indicated 14.6 million chronically active cases, 8.9 million new cases and 1.6 million deaths occurred mostly in developing countries i.e. India, Pakistan and Indonesia.