‘TB Free India Campaign’ is being run with full vigor in Chhattisgarh: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai
Chief Minister attended the virtual meeting organized to review the campaign under the chairmanship of Union Health Minister Nadda
More than 11 lakh people screened in Chhattisgarh since December 7
963 Nikshay camps organized in the state
Raipur 21 December 2024: Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai today attended the virtual meeting organized under the chairmanship of Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda to review the progress of ‘TB Free India Campaign’. He gave detailed information about the work being done for screening, treatment and diagnosis of TB patients in Chhattisgarh under the campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India TB free by the year 2025. Chhattisgarh Health Minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal, Chief Secretary to Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh, Special Secretary Health Dr. Priyanka Shukla and Managing Director of National Health Mission Vijay Dayaram K. were present in the meeting.
Chief Minister Sai said that TB Free India Campaign is being conducted with full alertness in Chhattisgarh. After the launch of the campaign on 7 December, 11 lakh 23 thousand 924 people have been screened so far. The Chief Minister said that under the Nikshay Poshan Yojana in the state, an amount of Rs 1000 is being paid for nutritional food in the bank accounts of TB patients. So far 10,447 Nikshay Mitras have been registered in the state to provide nutritional food to TB patients. In a remote district like Sukma, all 66 community health officers are registered as Nikshay Mitras.
Chief Minister Sai said that in the Tokapal area of Bastar region, health workers are widely promoting the campaign through songs and music in the local dialect Halbi. 963 Nikshay camps have been organized under the campaign. The Chief Minister said that as per the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the targets of the campaign will be achieved in the stipulated time. Participation of the private sector is also being ensured in the campaign, so that TB patients can get better facilities. Under private sector participation and public participation, 2 hand held X-ray machines and 2 True-Not machines by Malbao Diagnostics are being used in mobile units. This vehicle is being used as Nikshay vehicle.
