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Description: Discover how the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aims to involve communities and provide support to TB patients, accelerating India's fight against tuberculosis. #TBFreeIndia

Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

Objectives

  Provide additional patient support to improve treatment outcomes of TB patients

  Augment community involvement in meeting India’s commitment to end TB by 2025

  Leverage Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities

Scope

  The Ni-kshay Mitra shall provide additional support to all the on-treatment TB patients who have given consent for support, in the selected health facilities /blocks/urban wards/districts/states.

  Only individual Ni-kshay Mitra can choose patients from a given health facility. The other Ni-kshay Mitras have to choose the entire geographical unit (blocks/urban wards/districts/states).

  The type of additional assistance that may be provided by the Ni-kshay Mitra to on-treatment TB patients who have given consent for support shall include the following:

o  Nutritional support

o  Additional investigations for the diagnosed TB patients

o  Vocational support

o  Additional nutritional supplements

  The minimum period of commitment for providing additional support to the TB patient shall be one year.

Expected Output

  This initiative will increase the active involvement of society in the fight against tuberculosis.

  This activity aims at increasing awareness among the public regarding tuberculosis.

  Involvement of the community in supporting the treatment cascade shall also help in the reduction of stigma.

  Provision of additional support to the TB patient shall also result in the reduction of the out-of-pocket expenditure for the family of the TB patient.

  Ultimately improved nutrition for the TB patient shall result in better treatment outcomes.

Indian Initiatives to Eliminate TB 

  National TB Elimination Programme - It provides, various free of cost, quality tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment services across the country through the government health system. 

  The Nikshay Ecosystem - It is the National TB information system which is a one-stop solution to manage information of patients and monitor program activity and performance throughout the country. 

  Nikshay Poshan Yojana (NPY) - It aimed at providing financial support to TB patients for their nutrition. 

  TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign - Launched in 2019, it is showcasing the highest level of commitment for the elimination of TB. 

  The Saksham Project - It is a project of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) that has been providing psycho-social counselling to DR-TB patients. 

  Joint Effort for Elimination of Tuberculosis (JEET) - It is the largest private health sector engagement initiative for TB. The Government of India has partnered with the Global Fund to launch JEET.