Daltonganj: The state health department has provided 10 medicine events and monitor reminders.MERM) to boxes Palamu As part of a pilot project for distribution among TB patients so that they do not miss their doses and they can be monitored on a real time basis.
According to the data, there are 4,670 TB patients in Palamu but many are said to be drug resistant.
State Tuberculosis Officer Dr. Ranjit Prasad The state government has launched the MERM box to treat drug resistant TB patients in only six districts, including Palamu, under a pilot project.
“The MERM box is a kind of assistive device to remind and monitor the TB patient, warning him not to be careless with the medicine as any laxity can have dire consequences,” he added. . Before, 99 Telecom Deptt To treat TB (directly observed therapy) procedure was used.
Palamu District TB Officer Dr Vijay Kumar Singh said that the newly designed modular electronic monitor device enables the officers to keep a watch on TB patients with regard to their daily medication.
The MERM box has advanced electronic equipment with three color blinks – green, yellow and red. A card box of MERM contains one month’s worth of TB medicines. Green suggests that the patient is ready to take the medicines. The yellow light is the reminder to refill the MERM box. Red is for the battery. The battery can be recharged at any government health centre.
He said, “It has been observed that TB patients become oblivious to the disease after two or three months of medication and discontinue the drug. As a result, they become drug resistant.”
Asked if a poor TB patient needs a smart phone for this, he said, “It is not mandatory. We just need to strictly follow the medicines.”
According to the data, there are 4,670 TB patients in Palamu but many are said to be drug resistant.
State Tuberculosis Officer Dr. Ranjit Prasad The state government has launched the MERM box to treat drug resistant TB patients in only six districts, including Palamu, under a pilot project.
“The MERM box is a kind of assistive device to remind and monitor the TB patient, warning him not to be careless with the medicine as any laxity can have dire consequences,” he added. . Before, 99 Telecom Deptt To treat TB (directly observed therapy) procedure was used.
Palamu District TB Officer Dr Vijay Kumar Singh said that the newly designed modular electronic monitor device enables the officers to keep a watch on TB patients with regard to their daily medication.
The MERM box has advanced electronic equipment with three color blinks – green, yellow and red. A card box of MERM contains one month’s worth of TB medicines. Green suggests that the patient is ready to take the medicines. The yellow light is the reminder to refill the MERM box. Red is for the battery. The battery can be recharged at any government health centre.
He said, “It has been observed that TB patients become oblivious to the disease after two or three months of medication and discontinue the drug. As a result, they become drug resistant.”
Asked if a poor TB patient needs a smart phone for this, he said, “It is not mandatory. We just need to strictly follow the medicines.”
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