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06
February
2006: No 09/06
PROMOTION OF HEALTH CAMPAIGN IN ARMSCOR BUILDING
The Director Occupational Health and Safety,
Brig Gen F. Meyer, reported that ten members
were diagnosed with tuberculosis in December
2005 during a routine occupational health
promotion campaign conducted in the Armscor
Building in Pretoria. Lt Gen Vejaynand Ramlakan, the SANDF Surgeon
General, instructed the Area Military Health
Unit Gauteng, and its Regional OHS Centre to
screen close contacts of the affected members. The ten members are receiving the necessary
medical treatment. There were no further cases of tuberculosis
diagnosed in the Armscor Building.
Brig Gen Meyer gave the assurance that the close
associates of the affected members would be
closely monitored. The SAMHS will conduct educational campaigns to
highlight the problem of tuberculosis in
February and March 2006. HOW TUBERCULOSIS IS SPREAD
Tuberculosis is spread through the air and is
inhaled when someone with TB coughs, spits or
sneezes. If your immune system is weak the TB
germs attack the lungs and can spread to other
parts of the body The following signs and symptoms will be present
if you have TB:
- Coughing for more than two weeks.
- Coughing up blood.
- Lost of appetite.
- Feeling pains in the chest.
- Losing weight.
- Lumps or swellings.
- Tiredness and/or weakness of the whole body.
- Sweating at night when it is cold.
- Getting a fever that comes and goes.
- Easily becoming short of breath. N
If you present with the above-mentioned signs
and symptoms, you need to report to your nearest
sickbay, clinic or medical practitioner. The
medical surveillance will include laboratory
testing and chest X-rays. It will also be
necessary to assess the people you live with to
see if they have TB too. With treatment TB is curable and it is not
infectious when you are on treatment. Enquiries: Brig Gen F. Meyer, Directorate
Occupational Health and Safety.
Telephone: (012) 671-5536
Fax: (012) 671-5488 | 
