KANPUR: In a unique initiative to tackle tuberculosis, vice-chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University gave 11-year-old tuberculosis patient nutritious food and fruits and also counselled her so as to help her overcome the disease and its fear.
Like VC Prof Neelima Gupta, other administrative officials of the university have adopted TB patients to help them beat the disease. This initiative has been taken up on the instructions of Governor Anandiben Patel. The governor, during her recent visit to the CSJM University’s convocation ceremony, had urged the students to also focus on their health apart from concentrating on studies.
Taking a cue from this, university authorities decided that each senior administrative official and head of departments (HoDs) will adopt a TB patient each. Each patient will then be provided with the nutritious food and also counselling that they should not miss out on their treatment in midway or else the disease will spring back with more vigour.
Prof Gupta started this special drive and provided the girl, a resident of Nawabganj, fruits and also conducted her counselling. She also counselled her family members not to stop the treatment for TB midway. The girl has been adopted by the VC. The VC said that it is a tendency among the TB patients to quit medication midway which does not help in eradication of the disease. Thus, such patients would be counselled and helped to overcmome TB and become healthy again. This is why some 30 TB patients have been adopted by the varsity.
Like VC Prof Neelima Gupta, other administrative officials of the university have adopted TB patients to help them beat the disease. This initiative has been taken up on the instructions of Governor Anandiben Patel. The governor, during her recent visit to the CSJM University’s convocation ceremony, had urged the students to also focus on their health apart from concentrating on studies.
Taking a cue from this, university authorities decided that each senior administrative official and head of departments (HoDs) will adopt a TB patient each. Each patient will then be provided with the nutritious food and also counselling that they should not miss out on their treatment in midway or else the disease will spring back with more vigour.
Prof Gupta started this special drive and provided the girl, a resident of Nawabganj, fruits and also conducted her counselling. She also counselled her family members not to stop the treatment for TB midway. The girl has been adopted by the VC. The VC said that it is a tendency among the TB patients to quit medication midway which does not help in eradication of the disease. Thus, such patients would be counselled and helped to overcmome TB and become healthy again. This is why some 30 TB patients have been adopted by the varsity.
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