organization of the sensitization and capacity building workshops for the volunteers periodical TB active case finding drives
provision of TB Preventive Therapy (IPT) for the identified vulnerable population development of long term mechanisms for the vulnerability reduction
Web-portal: It also involved the linking of the NIKSHAY Portal of MoHFW and Swasthya Portal of the M/o Tribal Affairs.
It will help to boost data compilation of TB and will pave way for efficient and convergent actions.
Some efforts for the eradication of TB
Target-based approach: India has set a target for the complete elimination of Tuberculosis (TB) by 2025 which is five years ahead of the global target of 2030.
Increased allocation: The government has increased the Budget allocation for TB up-to a four-fold in the last 5 years.
Health initiatives: High-quality drugs, diagnostics, digital initiatives, innovative private sector interventions, and community engagement intervention.
Achievements: The UT of Lakshadweep and the district of Badgam in Jammu & Kashmir have been declared TB Free on World TB Day.
International initiatives
End TB strategy: It has been initiated by WHO.
It aims to end the global TB epidemic, with targets to reduce TB deaths by 95% and to cut new cases by 90% between 2015 and 2035, and ensure that no family is burdened with catastrophic expenses due to TB.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): It includes ending the TB epidemic by 2030 under Goal 3. It provides for a unified response to end TB deaths, disease, and suffering.
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Tribal TB Initiative
Context:
Union Ministry for Health and Family Welfare launched the “Tribal TB Initiative” to fulfill the vision of ‘TB Mukt Bharat’.
About the Tribal TB Initiative
Some efforts for the eradication of TB
International initiatives