I have notified TB patient today, have you ?” – IMA

I have notified TB patient today, have you ?” – IMA
New Delhi, 24th March, 2015:  “I have notified TB patient today, have you ?” – IMA In a workshop conducted by IMA,
attended by 100 General Practitioners, IMA appealed to all its members to ask oneself at the end of the day “Have I notified a TB patient today?”. Conducting the Workshop, Padma shri Awardee, Dr K K Aggarwal, Hony. Secretary
General, IMA said that IMA’s Slogan for this year :- I have notified TB Patient today, have you :- Do it today”.
Not notifying TB patient is not only a public hazard but also a violation of MCI Act and can lead to suspension of
The faculty who conducted the workshop included  Dr. Dinesh Negi, Dr.Sukhendu Roy, Dr. Parag Bajpai and Dr.
The faculty who conducted the workshop included  Dr. Dinesh Negi, Dr.Sukhendu Roy, Dr. Parag Bajpai, Dr. Manisha
Bidyae, Dr. B.M.Das, and Dr. Rajeshwar Rao.
Dr Aggarwal further said that it is not only important to notify TB patients, but equally important is to follow the patient till he/she is cured.
Most symptoms will disappear within  a few weeks of treatment and there is a tendency for patients to stop
treatment.  Incomplete treatment can end up of drug resistance case which may not only be lethal to the patient,
but also be a health hazard to the community.
IMA lauded the initiative by Shri Amitabh Bachhan who openly said that he had suffered from abdominal TB in the
The experts said that all pregnant ladies and lactating mothers suffering from TB should be given full treatment. 
Every patient of HIV should be followed for possible development of TB in the future. 
IMA released two slogans:
·         If an elderly patient develops Diabetes – think of TB
·         If a Middle aged person develops TB – think of diabetes.
MCD teachers were also trained in respiratory hygiene & cough etiquettes. Over 100 MCD teachers were sensitized
by Indian Medical Association to prevent the spread of Swine Flu and TB. Conducting the workshop Dr.Aggarwal said
that both Swine Flu and TB have cough but if the cough lasts for more than two weeks TB should be ruled out.
–Ends—
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Prof. (Dr) A Marthanda Pillai Dr K K Aggarwal
Padma Shri Awardee Padma Shri, National Science Communication &
9847062019 Dr B C Roy National Awardee
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About IMA: Indian Medical Association is the only representative, national voluntary organization of Doctors
of Modern Scientific System of Medicine, which looks after the interest of doctors as well as the well being
of the community at large. It has its Headquarter in Delhi and State / Terr. Branches in 29 States and Union
Territories. It has over 2, 15,000 doctors as its members through more than 1650 active local branches
spread across the country.