Tuberculosis In Fata: Workshop advocates combating disease
Participants were trained on advocacy communication and social mobilisation to create awareness about tuberculosis.
PESHAWAR:
Directorate of Health Services Fata has ventured out, in collaboration with the education department of the region, to create awareness among the population about tuberculosis. The initiative involves teachers and students in referring possible tuberculosis patients to doctors and providing treatment. A two-day orientation workshop was organised for this purpose, chaired by the Director Health Services Fata, Dr Fawad Khan where participants were trained on advocacy communication and social mobilisation to create awareness on how to combat tuberculosis.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2011.
Directorate of Health Services Fata has ventured out, in collaboration with the education department of the region, to create awareness among the population about tuberculosis. The initiative involves teachers and students in referring possible tuberculosis patients to doctors and providing treatment. A two-day orientation workshop was organised for this purpose, chaired by the Director Health Services Fata, Dr Fawad Khan where participants were trained on advocacy communication and social mobilisation to create awareness on how to combat tuberculosis.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 4th, 2011.