Hope and help for TB patients

Spreading cheer: Khaw (second right) and association chairman Wong Wai Koon presenting a goodie bag and ang pow to tuberculosis patient Syed Ayub Ansari Syed Ismail, 39, during a visit to Penang Hospital. With them is Dr Irfhan Ali.

TUBERCULOSIS (TB) is not an incurable disease and early diagnosis and medication can help patients lead normal lives.

Dr Irfhan Ali Hyder Ali, who is Penang Hospital Respiratory Department chief, said that people tended to seek treatment for the disease only after trying medication for persistent coughs.