President to launch Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on 9th September to give impetus to Ending TB by 2025
President to launch
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on 9 September for Ending TB by 2025
Focus of the Initiative on Collaborative Community
Support
Ni-kshay 2.0 Portal will also be launched
President Droupadi Murmu will virtually launch the Pradhan
Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on September 9th to reinvigorate the mission of
TB elimination from the country by 2025. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave
the clarion call to end TB in the country five years ahead of SDG target of
2030 at the Delhi End TB Summit in March 2018.The Abhiyaan will be
launched in presence of Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare, Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, MoS (HFW), Union Ministers, Governors
and Lt. Governors and other dignitaries. The virtual event will be attended by
representatives from State & district health administration, corporates,
industries, civil society and NGOs as the country reiterates the commitment
towards TB elimination by 2025.
The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has been envisioned to bring
together all community stakeholders to support those on TB treatment and
accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination. Hon’ble President
will also launch the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative which forms a vital component of
the Abhiyaan. The Ni-kshay Mitra portal provides a platform for donors to
provide various forms of support to those undergoing TB treatment. The three
pronged support includes nutritional, additional diagnostic, and vocational
support. The donors, called Ni-kshay Mitras, could be a wide range of
stakeholders from elected representatives, political parties, to corporates,
NGOs, and individuals.
The launch event aims to highlight the need for a societal approach that
brings together people from all backgrounds into a Jan Andolan to achieve the
ambitious target of eliminating TB from the country by 2025. Pradhan Mantri TB
Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan is a step towards garnering community support towards a
patient-centric health system.