The event aimed to increase awareness about tuberculosis-related issues. The seminar was attended by representatives from national and local NGOs, people living with tuberculosis, as well as journalists and bloggers from Central Asian countries.<\/p>\n
For three days, participants of the event actively discussed the role of parliamentarians, civil society,\u00a0and the media in ensuring\u00a0accountability\u00a0for achieving regional and global goals ahead of the\u00a0High-Level\u00a0UN General Assembly on Tuberculosis, scheduled for September 2023.<\/p>\n
Deputy of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan,\u00a0Jamshed Murtazozoda, noted:\u00a0–\u00a0The work of the summit was very productive.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0its completion,\u00a0we will sign a declaration\u00a0among\u00a0non-governmental organizations on Monday. Interesting opinions were\u00a0shared\u00a0at the event,\u00a0and these\u00a0efforts are aimed at achieving results that will be presented to the UN\u00a0this\u00a0September. This is\u00a0significant, as the world community has\u00a0committed\u00a0to\u00a0eliminating\u00a0tuberculosis worldwide by 2030.<\/p>\n
How\u00a0<\/strong>does<\/strong>\u00a0Tolibjon\u00a0<\/strong>help<\/strong>\u00a0tuberculosis patients?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2014, I was\u00a0a migrant worker\u00a0in the Russian Federation. At that time, I\u00a0didn’t know\u00a0much\u00a0about tuberculosis.\u00a0I only knew\u00a0the\u00a0name\u00a0of the disease\u00a0and hoped to get rid of it.\u00a0But\u00a0my health was\u00a0getting\u00a0worse,\u00a0and I had to\u00a0go back\u00a0to my home\u00a0country. When I started boxing, my friends noticed that I was weak. One\u00a0friend, who knew about tuberculosis,\u00a0suggested\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0get tested. After the\u00a0test, it\u00a0turned\u00a0out\u00a0that I\u00a0did\u00a0have\u00a0the\u00a0disease.\u00a0The\u00a0doctor\u00a0explained to me that tuberculosis\u00a0was\u00a0a curable\u00a0illness. For two months, I\u00a0went to\u00a0the doctor\u00a0every\u00a0day and took medication.\u00a0It was\u00a0hard\u00a0for\u00a0me to\u00a0take\u00a0the medication\u00a0every\u00a0hour, and\u00a0I\u00a0sometimes even forgot my\u00a0own\u00a0name. But thanks to the medication, my condition\u00a0improved. Two months later, the doctor\u00a0thought I was doing\u00a0well, and\u00a0allowed\u00a0me\u00a0to take\u00a0my\u00a0medicine on my own for a week.\u00a0As a result, I\u00a0fully\u00a0recovered in six months,”\u00a0says\u00a0Tolibjon Karimov.\u00a0Our\u00a0interviewee\u00a0noted that after his recovery, he set\u00a0a\u00a0goal\u00a0to\u00a0help other patients so they could also achieve healing.<\/p>\n What is tuberculosis?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Tuberculosis is a\u00a0serious\u00a0disease that affects\u00a0the lungs and other parts of the body.\u00a0It can\u00a0cause\u00a0nausea,\u00a0vomiting,\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0symptoms.\u00a0People\u00a0with weakened immune systems,\u00a0such as those who have HIV or are\u00a0taking certain medications,\u00a0are\u00a0more likely\u00a0to\u00a0get tuberculosis.\u00a0People\u00a0who eat\u00a0poorly, lead sedentary\u00a0lifestyles, have chronic\u00a0illnesses, live in\u00a0poverty,\u00a0or\u00a0experience depression\u00a0are\u00a0also\u00a0at\u00a0risk.\u00a0Tuberculosis\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0dangerous\u00a0not only\u00a0to the\u00a0person with the disease,\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0to their loved ones,\u00a0especially if they have\u00a0an acute form of\u00a0tuberculosis.\u00a0Prisoners, women who\u00a0don’t\u00a0wait\u00a0the\u00a0recommended time\u00a0between\u00a0pregnancies,\u00a0people\u00a0with HIV, alcoholics,\u00a0drug addicts, migrant workers, unemployed\u00a0people,\u00a0homeless\u00a0people, children under\u00a0the\u00a0age\u00a0of\u00a06, people with diabetes, gastrointestinal\u00a0ulcers,\u00a0or\u00a0cancer,\u00a0and\u00a0people\u00a0living or\u00a0working\u00a0in areas with high tuberculosis\u00a0rates\u00a0are\u00a0all\u00a0at risk\u00a0of\u00a0getting\u00a0the disease.\u00a0If\u00a0you\u00a0think\u00a0you have\u00a0tuberculosis,\u00a0it’s\u00a0important to see\u00a0a doctor.<\/p>\n The\u00a0doctor will ask you\u00a0to cough\u00a0up sputum\u00a0(phlegm)\u00a0three\u00a0times to\u00a0test\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0disease.. Sputum should be\u00a0collected\u00a0for the first time\u00a0during\u00a0the initial visit to a\u00a0healthcare\u00a0facility. The\u00a0following\u00a0morning, after thoroughly washing your hands and face, a second sample\u00a0should be collected. For the third\u00a0and final\u00a0time,\u00a0patients\u00a0provide\u00a0sputum\u00a0samples\u00a0in the hospital after receiving the results\u00a0from\u00a0the second sample. In\u00a0a\u00a0laboratory, sputum is examined under a microscope\u00a0to determine if\u00a0a tubercle bacillus,\u00a0which\u00a0indicates tuberculosis,\u00a0is present.<\/p>\n Anti-inflammatory drugs and treatment are provided free of charge.\u00a0To\u00a0completely cure tuberculosis,\u00a0patients\u00a0must\u00a0take medications regularly\u00a0as\u00a0prescribed\u00a0by\u00a0their\u00a0doctor. Even if\u00a0a\u00a0patient’s\u00a0symptoms\u00a0improve, this does not mean\u00a0they\u00a0are\u00a0completely\u00a0cured. During treatment, it is important\u00a0for patients to\u00a0not only take medications but also to\u00a0follow a healthy\u00a0diet. 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