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Union Health Ministry team to inspect tuberculosis facilities

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Press Trust of India Shimla
A 25-member team of Union Health Ministry, comprising senior officers of the ministry and advisors of the World Health Organisation, will visit Himachal Pradesh to oversee the facilities available for tuberculosis patients in the state.

The team will be here from August 29 to 31 and will interact with officials, staff members, attendants, deputy commissioners and chief medical officers concerned regarding the facilities being provided to the tuberculosis patients, an official spokesman said here today.

They would acquire information about the tuberculosis laboratories and DOT centrEs in Solan and Kullu districts andcomprehensively review the state level activities under the tuberculosis programme on September 2, he said, adding the team will submit its report to the Director, Health Services; Mission Director, National Health Mission and Principal Secretary, Health of the state, he added.

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First Published: Aug 27 2016 | 9:57 PM IST

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