Role of Laser Therapy in Management of Treatment Failure Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis as an Adjuvent to Chemotherapy

摘要

Pulmonary Tuberculosis is number one public health problem our Country. About half of our population is infected by it. The total number of Tuberculosis patients in India constitute half of world's tuberculosis cases. With such seriousness of the problem of tuberculosis is it possible for India to attain the target of WHO to achieve health for all by 2000 A.D. and see the diapperance or control of tuberculosis ? The causes of this aggravating problem of tuberculosis are many. Some of the most important are poor cure rate, low case finding, hightreatment default, high bacterial resistance, etc. WHO has given priority to increase the cure rate. Field studies in our Country have shown that cure rate with standard regimen is not more than 35 percent, whereas WHO has recommended a target of 35 percent for developing countries like India. To achieve this big gap our Institute has entered into an agreement with Uzbek scientist through Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India to set up an Uzbek joint medical Centre for Laser treatment.