Tuberculosis is a completely curable disease through short-course chemotherapy. Tuberculosis control strategy DOTS (directly observed treatment, short-course), also known as TB-DOTS, is recommended by the World Health Organization. According to WHO, “The most cost-effective way to stop the spread of TB in communities with a high incidence is by curing it. The best curative method for TB is known as DOTS.”
DOTS has five main components:
- Reliable microscopic diagnosis.
- Direct observation of treatment.
- Uninterrupted drug policy.
- Recording and reporting patients progress.
- Government’s commitment (political commitment).
Bangladesh adopted the WHO-recommended DOTS strategy in 1993. DOTS was expended at all Upazillas of Bangladesh by 1998 & also expanded to Dhaka Metropolitan city in 2002. DOTS Corner was established in Jahurul Islam Medical College Hospital in 2005 to provide the services for diagnosis & treatment of TB patients as to….
- Collection of the sputum of the suspected TB patients
- Provide the treatment of diagnosed TB patients.
- DOTs Corner tests sputum in Genexpert Machine.
- DOTs Corner also tests and treat leprosy and do all the activities free of cost.