new Delhi. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Thursday that efforts are on to eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG’s target of 2030. Addressing the ‘Step up to End TB 2022’ summit on World TB Day here, Minister Mandaviya said, “We are in line with our PM’s vision of eliminating TB by 2025, five years ahead of the TB target set for 2030 by the SDGs. We are determined and committed to achieve this goal. Through the proactive efforts of all the states and the continuous guidance of the program by the leadership of our country, the program has moved ahead even in the challenging times.”
He said that the society and the government need to cooperate to win this fight against TB.
The Minister said that NGOs, CSOs and other stakeholders should take it as their duty and work on it. Appreciating the efforts of the states and union territories, he said that the appreciation of the states and union territories would motivate them to do better and help in defeating the disease.
The ‘Step up to End TB 2022’ summit was held on World TB Day 2022 to reiterate India’s commitment to eliminate high-burden infectious disease by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of SDG 2030.
The program was inaugurated by Anandiben Patel, Governor of Uttar Pradesh Mandaviya and Minister of State for Health Dr. Bharti Praveen Pawar, Ministers of State (Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh, Keshab Mahanta, Assam Health Minister Alo Libang, Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister, NITI Aayog. Dr. VK Paul and other dignitaries.
Urging efforts towards ensuring adequate nutrition to all, creating awareness and removing any social stigma attached to it, Patel said, “A social approach that brings people from all backgrounds into a mass movement, The ambitious target of eliminating TB by 2025 needs to be achieved.”
He urged the attendees of the summit to adopt children suffering from TB and make exemplary contribution in the country’s committed fight against TB.
Mandaviya said, “Apart from adopting children, we can go a step further to adopt blocks, districts with the help of the local administration there.” He said that for more than two years we have been facing a global pandemic apart from the spread of TB. Both diseases are highly contagious, airborne and severely affect families and communities.
Dr Jitendra Singh announced the launch of the ‘Dare to Erase TB’ programme, which will be based on Indian data and formation of a Genome Sequencing Consortium for WSG TB Surveillance. He also highlighted the efforts of the Ministry of Science and Technology in disease biology, drug discovery and vaccine development to address the TB menace from the country.
During this, Dr. Paul said, “The pandemic has shown us that diagnostic services can be scaled up to reach every household. In addition, mechanisms have been set up in states for home care and delivery of health services. Can be used to further strengthen our end-TB programme.”
—AnyTV News
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