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of India for the Ranbaxy-Robert Koch Oration
for the year 1986. He will be delivering his
Oration at the time of the 41st National Conference
on TB and Chest Diseases to be held in
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) in October, 1986
NEWS AND NOTES
Wander-TAI Oration : Dr. R. Prabha-,
kar, Director, Tuberculosis Research Centre
Madras, has been selected by the TB Association
of India for the Wander-TAI Oration
award for the year 1986. The Oration will be
delivered at the 41st National Conference on
TB and Chest Diseases to be held in Hyderabad
in October 1986.
Junior Award : The cash award of Rs. 500/-
instituted by the TB Association of India for
the best Essay by a senior medical student
on “The Basis, Technique, Interpretation and
Scope of the Tuberculin Test” has been won
by Shri Arun Peter Chindripu, final year student
of the Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.
The award will be presented to
Shri Chindripu at the inaugural session of the
41st National Conference of TB & Chest Diseases.
Shri R.C. Garg Memorial Award : The R.C.
Garg memorial cash prize of Rs. 1,000/- for the
best article published in the Indian Journal of
Tuberculosis during 1985 has been awarded
for the article entitled “Sero-diagnostic Tests
in Tuberculosis” by Drs. A.M. Samuel,
G.V. Kadival and M.D. Ashtekar of the Radiation
Medicine Centre, Bombay, published
in the January 1985 issue of the Indian Journal
of Tuberculosis. The award will be presented
to the authors at the inaugural function of the
41st National Conference on TB & Chest
Diseases on 25th October, 1986.
UTTAR PRADESH STATE CONFERENCE
The VHIth Uttar Pradesh State Conference
on Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases was
held at the M.L.N. Medical College, Allahabad
on 16th and 17th March, 1986. The Conference
was inaugurated by Dr. P.C. Vyas, Pramukh
Nideshak, Chikitsa Swasthya Avam Pariwar
Ka,lyan and presided over by Dr. M. L.
Mehrotra, Ex-Director-Professor of the TB
Training, Demonstration Centre and Chest
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Institute, Agm. Prof. S.R. Singh, Principal,
Medical College Allahabad welcomed the delegates
and Guests. Dr. M.M.S. Siddhu, Honorary
Secretary of the U.P. TB Association spoke on
‘Voluntary efforts in Tuberculosis’ and Dr. K.B.
Varshney, J.D. Allahabad Division released the
Souvenir brought out on the occasion. Dr. K.B.
Kharey, Joint Director (TB) Medical & Health
Services, U.P. and Organising Secretary of the
Conference proposed the Vote of Thanks. The
Scientific Sessions included the 4th “Robert
Koch Centenary Oration” by Dr. M.M. Singh
on IMMUNE RESPONSE IN
TUBERCULOSIS, and papers on “Short-
Course Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis”, “TB
Meningitis”, “Allergy”, “Case-finding Camps”
and assorted papers on various aspects of
tuberculosis. A cultural programme was also
organised.
HEALTH CHECK-UP CAMP
Under the auspices of the TB Association
of Andhra Pradesh and TB Association of
Ranga Reddy District, a general health checkup
camp was organised by Sree Satya Sai Organisation
at Ramakrishna Vidyalaya (School) Sainikpuri,
Secunderabed on 10-8-1986, in which
about 50 specialists took part. Dr. G. Narsing
Rao, former Principal of the Osmania Medical
College and Convenor of Sree Satya Sai Organisation,
inaugurated the Camp. The Principal
Secretary to Medical & Health, Sri P.L. Sanjiva
Reddy, and Principal Secretary to the Irrigation
Department, Sri Natarajan, visited the Camp.
A total of 1,250 persons were checked up and 9
were found to be sputum positive.
TB CAMP
Under the joint auspices of TB Association
of Andhra Pradesh, Distt. TB Association, Nalgonda,
Lions Club of Taranka, Hyderabad and
Cross Regional Centre, Turkapally, a TB Camp
was organised at Turkapally, Nalgonda District
on 5th and 6th July, 1986. Sri N. Narsih-mulu,
Hon’ble Ministet for Power, inaugurated the
Ca,mp. The whole expenditure of the camp was
borne by Regional Cross Centre, Turkapally,
Nalgonda. A total of 349 person,s attended the
camp; 70 were found X-ray positive and 11
sputum positive.