Dimapur, Oct. 26 -- Private healthcare practitioners in Nagaland have been urged to follow government-prescribed protocols and the latest treatment guidelines for tuberculosis (TB) amid concerns over the state's continuing caseload.

The National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) organised a sensitisation programme for private practitioners in Kohima to familiarise them with updates in TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment, according to an official report issued on Monday.

Addressing the programme, Kohima Chief Medical Officer T Yetovi Tuccu stressed the importance of keeping healthcare providers updated on treatment protocols and strengthening coordination between public and private healthcare services to advance TB elimination...