Reported by: Riku Amir
Written by: Eshan Maitra
Unfortunately, with the increasing number of Tuberculosis (TB) patients, authorities are forced to place highly-contagious Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients in the wards of general patients, says helpless in-charge nurses to Amader Orthoneeti.
National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital (NIDCH) only have 144 beds. Still, they have treated over 28, 052 patients from 2008 – 2017. Their beds are always filled year around.
NIDCH Prof. Dr. Bashir Ahmed also said that, they are bound to admit any MDR-TB comes to the hospital. Since, these patients might spread the disease further into the society if they are not taken into the hospital. That way, the hospitals at least contains the spread of this disease. He also added, if Shyamoli TB Hospital could take in MDR-TD patients for treatment. The crisis would have been sorted.