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Pradeep Kumar

27/03/21 09:55 AM IST

Tribal TB Initiative

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Dr Harsh Vardhan launches Tribal TB Initiative in pursuit of TB Mukt Bharat

TB and tribals
  • In India, we have over 10 Cr tribal population living with a huge diversity in their population dynamics.
  • Through constant efforts, our government is able to see developments in their health indicators and overall wellbeing.
  • The government has already increased the Budget allocation for TB in India a four-fold in the last 5 years. High quality drugs, diagnostics, digital initiatives, innovative private sector interventions and community engagement intervention, are all aligned to rapidly decline TB incidence and mortality in the country.”
  • 177 tribal districts were identified as high priority districts wherephysical remoteness, malnutrition, poor living conditions and lack of awareness contribute to the vulnerability of the tribal population to TB.
  • Initially, the activities of the joint plan will be focusing on 161 districts across 18 identified States.
  • They would involve deploying improved vulnerability mapping techniques, organization of sensitization and capacity building workshops for volunteers, periodic TB active case finding drives, provision of TB Preventive Therapy (IPT) to identified vulnerable population and develop long term mechanisms for vulnerability reduction.
Source: PIB

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