PIME, KHULNA
Dhanjuri Leprosy Program, Das Pura Road , Boro-Boyra, Khulna, Bangladesh. Email: ugo@bttb.net.bAn Aifo India Project since 1986 the project is present in the Metropolitan Area of Khulna. Activities at the prevention and care of Hansen’s disease that, at the beginning and till 1998 considered a major health problem for the country. Having achieved the goal of elimination of Leprosy project decided to take up the challenge of TB in the year 2001. Bangladesh ranks sixth among the countries with the highest burden of the disease. The estimated incidence and prevalence of new TB cases are 223/100,000 population and 387/100,000 pop the estimate incidence of new smear positive cases is 100/100,000 pop. TB morality rate is 45/100,000 pop. Among the new adult TB cases the incidence of HIV+ patients is around 0.2% studies show that among the newly detected cases MDR- TB cases range between 0.4 and 3% and among the retreated patients between 3% and 15%.
Through information programme the project have targeted different groups of peoples : slum dwellers, people working or doing shopping in the bazaar, rickshaw puller, groups of daily labourers, schools and other institutions have been regularly visited and information and health education programmes have been carried out.
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