Under the Prime Minister's TB Free India Campaign for adoption by Nikshay Mitra District TB Forum Garhwa and District TB Comorbidity Coordination Committee held at Collectorate conference hall, on Saturday.
The Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Garhwa-cum-President District Health Committee Ramesh Gholap.
Prime Minister TB Free India Campaign was launched by the President of India on 9th September 2022.
In the meeting, discussions were held on the successful implementation of the program and adoption during the treatment of patients under the community participation of Corporates, Co-operatives, Private Companies, Public Representatives, Political Parties, NGOs, Individuals and other stakeholders.
The main objective of this campaign is to treat the patients of TB by the above institutions or individually at district level, block level, panchayat level, village tola level or at individual level while adopting the patients till they become TB free or . At present, TB patients are provided with Rs. 500 for nutritional support from the government. The District Program Manager, RNTCP, present on the occasion, was directed by the Deputy Commissioner to identify the TB patients in various blocks under the district and obtain the patient consent form. It was informed by the District Program Manager that 43% consent form has been received so far. The Deputy Commissioner has directed it to achieve the target of 100%. Through the above program, by the year 2025, the death due to TB is to be reduced by 90% as compared to the year 2015 and the number of victims will be reduced by 80%. Together, the families suffering from TB have to be saved from the economic disparities caused by TB.
Civil Surgeon Garhwa Dr. Anil Kumar Singh, Dr. Kamlesh Kumar, District Public Relations Officer Saket Kumar Pandey and various medical officers along with Block Program Manager and others were present in the said programme.