world TB day was observed today at civil hospital rajpura. senior medical officer lc. civil hospital rajindera dr. bhupinder singh medical (TB Control) dr. naresh bansal sensitized around 250 patients including patients on DOTS and cure under "revised national tuberculosis control program" and DOTS strategy was provided to the present audience. implication of multi drug resistance TB was also provided. any person with cough more than 3weeks should get her/her sputum examined free of cost at the designated microscopic centers opened by the government. at or around rajpurathere are 6 microscopic centers diagnosing TB . moer than 15 DOTS centers are operating in rajpura town where free Tb treatment is being given to the patients.