Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Launched

PM 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.

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PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan in News

Recently, the President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu virtually launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
- President also launched the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative.

PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

Background: 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.
About: 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.
Objective: Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aims to reinvigorate the mission of TB elimination from the country by 2025.
Participation: Under PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan initiative, individuals, organisations, corporates, cooperative organisations, elected leaders and NGOs can provide support by adopting persons with TB.
Significance: 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.

Ni-kshay Mitra Initiative

About: Ni-kshay Mitra initiative forms a vital component of the PM TB Mukt Bharat
Ni-kshay Mitra Portal: It provides a platform for donors to provide various forms of support to those undergoing TB treatment.
Functioning: The Ni-kshay Mitra initiative provides three pronged support which includes-
- Nutritional Support,
- Additional Diagnostic Support, and
- Vocational Support.
Ni-kshay Mitras: The donors, called Ni-kshay Mitras, could be a wide range of stakeholders from elected representatives, political parties, to corporates, NGOs, and individuals.

National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP)

About: Government has implemented the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) under the aegis of the National Health Mission (NHM).
Objectives: With the goal of achieving Sustainable Development Goals related to TB by 2025, five years ahead of the global targets, the programme has implemented a National Strategic Plan with the following objectives:
- Early diagnosis of TB patients, prompt treatment with quality assured drugs and treatment regimens.
- To engage with the patients seeking care in the private sector.
- Prevention strategies including active case finding and contact tracing in high risk /vulnerable population.
- Airborne infection control.
- Multi-sectoral response for addressing social determinants.
Performance: Under National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) scheme, over 62 lakh TB patients have received financial support amounting to Rs 1,651 crore since 2018.
- This includes a transfer of Rs 500 directly into the bank account of the patient.