The Uttar Pradesh government’s 100-day intensive tuberculosis (TB) eradication campaign is making significant strides across the state. In just one month, over 10,000 Ni-kshay Mitras have joined the initiative, providing nutritional support packages to TB patients.
So far, 26,891 high-risk patients have been identified during the campaign. Notably, more than 15,000 of these cases have been reported from 60 districts where the campaign was launched on January 1 on the directives of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Following the promise of support from Lucknow Municipal Corporation councilors, there is strong hope for greater community involvement in the campaign. Efforts have also been made to involve all community radio stations across the state in this initiative.
Director-General Dr Ratan Pal Singh Suman praised the initiative as an excellent step in connecting communities. He shared that since the campaign began on December 7, a total of 26,891 TB patients have been identified, all falling into the high-risk category.
Of these, 11,492 patients were found in the initial 15 districts where the campaign was launched, while 15,399 were identified in the remaining 60 districts.
Dr Suman also highlighted the campaign’s goal to cover approximately 2.37 crore people in high-risk groups during the 100-day period. So far, 89,49,329 individuals (38 per cent of the target population), have been screened.
The director-general further shared that 1.75 lakh Nikshay camps have been organised to screen for TB and spread awareness. Of these, 18,178 camps were set up using 52 Nikshay vehicles, with an average of 3,765 camps held daily.
During the campaign, 89 lakh NAT tests and 1.6 lakh X-rays were conducted for screening. Sitapur currently leads in the detection of TB cases in UP, with 1,394 patients identified so far. Siddharthnagar ranks second with 1,085 cases, followed by Agra (1,034), Basti (1,022), and Rampur (1,020).
Districts with the fewest registered cases include Shravasti (42), Sant Ravidas Nagar (49), Chitrakoot (59), and Mahoba (59).