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60 NEWS AND NOTES
to reach the Secretary-General, Tuberculosis
Association of India, 3, Red Cross Road, New
Delhi-110 001, before the 31st of July, 1992.
ESSAY COMPETITION-1992
The Tuberculosis Association of India awards
every year a cash prize of Rs. 500/- to a final year
medical student in India for an original essay on
tuberculosis, adjudged best by a special
committee of the Association. The subject
selected for the 1992 competition is “National TB
Control Programme: Present Status”. The essay
should be written in English, typed in foolscap
size, double spaced and should not exceed 15
pages (approximately, 3,000 words including
tables, diagrams, etc.). Four copies of the
typescript should be forwarded through the Dean
or Principal of College/University to reach the
Secretary-General, Tuberculosis Association of
India, 3, Red Cross Road, New Delhi-110 001,
before the 31st of July, 1992, with the certificate
that the student is in final year.
A.P. TB & CHEST DISEASES WORKERS'
CONFERENCE
The 18th Andhra Pradesh TB & Chest
Diseases Workers' Conference was held on 13th
and 14th July, 1991, at the Indian Medical
Association Hall, Hyderabad. The Conference
was inaugurated by Dr. (Mrs.) G.
Kuthuhalamma, Minister for Medical & Health
and presided over by Dr. O.A. Sarma. The theme
of the Conference was “Is Tuberculosis
Conquered?''. About 200 delegates attended the
Conference.
CASE-FINDING CAMPS
A Health Check-up Camp was held on
21.7.1991 at B.H.E.L., International Club,
Ramachandrapuram, to detect cancer and TB
among the staff of B.H.E^L. Shri G.K. Rao,
General Manager of B.H.E.L was the chief guest
and Dr. K.L. Naidu, Medical Officer, B.H.E.L
Hospital, was the president of the Camp. In all 52
patients examined of which one was found to be
suffering from cancer of the breast. Forty persons
with symptoms of cough and expectoration were
subjected to sputum and blood examination.
None of them was found to be sputum positive.
Another General Health Check-up camp was
held on 7th July, 1991 at Mandal Praja Parishad
Officer, Hayathanagar, Ranga Reddy Dist. under
the auspices of Sri Satya Sai Seva Samithi,
Hyderabad. About 30 doctors participated in the
Camp. In all 11,578 people attended the Camp.
About 45 patients having symptoms like cough,
fever and expectoration were referred to the
Chest Department out of which one was found to
be positive.
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (TB)
The Divisional Railway Tuberculosis
Association, Ratlani, organised a CME
Programme on tuberculosis on llth August,
1991, at the Railway Officers' Club, Ratlam. The
session was inaugurated by Dr. K.P. Pathak,
Chief Medical Officer, Western Railway and
chaired by Shri R.K. Goel.
The main objectives of the CME Programme
were to (i) update the knowledge of Doctors on
recent advances in tuberculosis, (ii) to detect
defaulters and improve case-holding during
treatment and (iii) to spread awareness about TB
in Railway population specially those working on
wayside stations, with the help of railway officers,
supervisors and trade union workers.
THE 1991 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
IUATLD
The annual meetings of the IUATLD were
held in the Headquarters office of the IUATLD,
from llth to 15th November, 1991. These
comprised meetings of the Governing body,
various advisory bodies, Councils, Scientific
Committees and a Session on 'HIV Infection and
Tuberculosis'. From India, Dr. S.P. Pamra, Dr.
D.R. Nagpaul and Dr. P.M. Udani attended the
meetings.
Among the highlights were retirement of Dr.
Annik Rouillon from the office of Executive
Director of IUATLD, nomination of Dr. Billo of
Switzerland to succeed Dr. Rouillon, Dr. Murray
to succeed Dr. Kilpatric as Chairman of the six
Scientific Committees and merger of Tubercle
with the Bulletin of the IUATLD, the new
publication to appear six times a year under a
new Editorial Committee.