At that time during the period of British India Quetta At the foot of the western hill away from the population of the city TB This hospital built for the patients is still nothing less than a masterpiece due to its specific style, location and special natural environment.
The 150-year-old TB Centaurs Hospital, now renamed Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital, still has British-style wards.
Dr. Maqbool Ahmed, who is on duty here, told Independent Urdu that this hospital was built in 1858, especially considering the disease of TB.
He said that at that time, in order to keep the TB patients isolated from the population and since the lungs are affected in TB disease, this hospital was built at the foot of the hill to provide clean and fresh air to the patients. had gone.
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The different wards of this hospital are built half inside the ground and half on the ground. According to Dr. Maqbool Ahmed, this was also done for the purpose of treating patients.
At that time, it was believed that TB patients would recover faster if they put more pressure on their lungs while walking, so they have to climb up and down to go to the wards and other places. Exercise helps to recover from TB.
He further said that the windows of this hospital were kept so high and large, through which the air gets filtered and reaches the patients in the lower wards very easily.
Dr. Qudratullah, who is on duty at the same hospital, told Independent Urdu that constant fever, blood in mucus, excessive sweating and constant weight loss are major symptoms of TB.
He further informed that ‘in this hospital we now treat TB as well as all diseases related to chest and lungs free of charge and every week we have hundreds of new cases reported.’
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5,000 people die from TB every day, the main reason for which is that one-third of TB patients are not diagnosed. , due to which they are deprived of treatment facilities.
44,000 people die every year in Pakistan alone due to TB, which is considered to be the second deadliest infectious disease in the world following Corona.
According to WHO data, 5 lakh 10 thousand people suffer from TB every year in Pakistan, of which more than 33 thousand patients belong to Balochistan province.
However, Dr. Asif Anwar Shahwani, head of the TB control program in Balochistan, said that they have traced only 14,400 patients last year.
According to Dr. Asif Anwar Shahwani, ghost cases of TB (undiagnosed) in Balochistan are attributed to remote population, lack of awareness, poverty and poor infrastructure.
However, he said that in the last few months, TB diagnosis centers spread across the province have been increased from 101 to around 180, which will make it easy for them to trace TB patients.
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2024-07-16 13:16:39