New Delhi, December 6 (IANS). The Central government on Friday announced the launch of a 100-day tuberculosis (TB) eradication campaign, in line with the ‘TB-free India’ vision set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The ministry said that Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda will launch this campaign on Saturday from Panchkula, Haryana in the presence of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and state Health Minister Aarti Singh Rao.
The campaign underlines the commitment of the government to achieve the target under the National TB Elimination Program (NTEP) by addressing the challenges of TB notification and mortality in the country. India aims to eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of 2030.
The initiative, to be implemented in 347 districts across 33 states and union territories, is designed to increase detection of TB cases, reduce delays in diagnosis and improve treatment outcomes, especially in high-risk groups. Is.
This 100-day campaign of the government envisages improvement in the program performance on key output indicators – TB incidence rate, diagnosis coverage and mortality.
The Ministry informed that this is in line with the recent policy enhancements made by the Ministry, including increase in financial assistance under Nikshay Poshan Yojana for TB patients and inclusion of household contacts under the social support initiative, Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. Is.
This initiative will leverage the vast network of Ayushman Arogya Mandirs across the country, which have provided last mile TB services.
According to the latest government data, about 21.69 lakh TB cases have been reported between January and October 2024. TB incidence in India has been a concern, but the country has seen improvements in recent years. The country has seen a major decline in the rate of deadly infectious diseases and related deaths.
According to the government, TB cases in India have declined from 237 per 1 lakh population in 2015 to 195 per 1 lakh population in 2023, a decrease of 17.7 percent. Deaths due to TB have decreased from 28 per lakh population in 2015 to 22 per lakh population in 2023, i.e. a decrease of 21.4 percent.
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