The Department is providing specialized care to the rural as well as urban population of Faridabad and surrounding areas to control and prevent Tuberculosis in the community. There is also heavy burden of non-tuberculous respiratory diseases including respiratory emergencies and aids.
Besides, Bedside care of Tuberculosis &non-tuberculous respiratory diseases, the department is also providing critical care facilities. Procedures like therapeutic & diagnostic pleural aspiration, ICD (Intercostal drainage Tube) & Bronchoscopy are carried out smoothly in a number of patients. Ancillary services are being provided to the department by the Para-clinical department of Pathology, Biochemistry and Microbiology.
The Department is also holding camps in surrounding rural and remote areas regarding prevention and awareness of Tuberculosis. It is under the process of establishing DOTS centre in which facility of providing ATT under DOTS, TB Patient registration & transfer of ATT can be organized for better management of tubercular patients.
HOD Contact:-Email:- tbchest@alfalahuniversity.edu.in
