SARGODHA: The World TB Day will be observed in Sargodha, like in other parts of the country and the world, on Wednesday, March 22.
In this regard, a seminar and an awareness walk would be held at Government TB Hospital Sargodha to raise awareness among the public. Health experts would provide awareness about TB diseases at the seminar.
A chest specialist and district TB coordinator Dr Sikandar Warraich, while taking to reporter on Monday, said that TB was a completely curable disease; the sooner the patient starts his treatment, the more were chances of his/her early recovery.
He said that the mucous test and treatment for TB in all government hospitals of Sargodha is free by the government. Patients who have a cough for more than two weeks should have their mucous examined so that the disease could be diagnosed and treated on time, Dr Sikandar said.