Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, June 17: The NTEP Core Committee Meeting of SKIMS Soura was today convened on the visit of Dr. Surya Kant, Professor, and Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, King George Medical University U. P. Lucknow, and Chairman North Zone Task Force for National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) in presence of the worthy Director SKIMS and Ex-Officio Secretary to Govt. J & K Prof. (Dr.) Parvaiz Ahmad Koul.
The meeting started with a welcome note to Prof. (Dr.) Surya Kant and all other participants by Director SKIMS Prof. (Dr.) Parvaiz Ahmad Koul.
The meeting was convened by Prof (Dr) Sanauallah Shah, Head, Internal & Pulmonary Medicine SKIMS followed by a detailed PowerPoint presentation presented by Dr. Nazia Mehfooz Assistant Professor, Pulmonary Medicine on the performance of NTEP in SKIMS.
There was a thread-bear discussion on the functioning of the NTEP and identification of various issues related to NTEP, viz Up-gradation and installation of Diagnostic tools (CBNAAT/TRUENAAT) in Medical Colleges.
Stress was given on active case findings, particularly in immunocompromised persons and bidirectional screening of COVID-19 patients, quality screening of presumptive TB, Notification of TB patients, sensitization, and training of Medical/Paramedical staff at regular periodical intervals. Dr. Surya Kant also reviewed the performance of other Medical Colleges.
The meeting was attended by Chairman NTEP State Task Force Dr. Naveed Nazir Shah, Prof. and Head Pulmonary Medicine, GMC Srinagar, Principal GMC Anantnag Prof (Dr) Syed Tariq Qureshi, HODs of various departments of SKIMS, representatives of Core Committees of SKIMS Medical College, Bemina Prof (Dr) Ashfaq Ahmad Bhat HOD SPM, GMC Baramulla Prof (Dr) Abdul Majeed HOD SPM, Prof (Dr). Khurshid Ahmad Dar, Professor Chest Medicine GMC Srinagar, Dr. Ajaz Nabi Koul Additional Professor Infectious Diseases Division SKIMS, Dr. Tufail, WHO NTEP Consultant, DTO Srinagar DR Tehjeena, DTO Baramulla Dr. Rehana Gulzar, DTO Anantnag Dr. Faheem Alam and DTO Pulwama Dr. Ruqaya.
Dr. Surya Kant ensured the full support for developing nodal DRTB centers at SKIMS and other medical colleges and also the upgradation of the existing DRTB center in CD hospital, Srinagar. He also ensured the regular and smooth supply of logistics and consumables for free diagnosis and treatment of TB patients in Kashmir Valley.
He also advised medical teachers in the Kashmir valley to submit research proposals for tuberculosis and a minimum grant of two lakh rupees would be provided to each medical college for one research project and Rs 30,000 will be awarded to a junior doctor in each medical college for his post-graduate thesis related to TB.
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