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India to eliminate tuberculosis by year-end: Health Minister
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Union Health and Family Welfare Minister JP Nadda today said, all efforts are on to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India by this year. He said though the world has pledged to end tuberculosis as a public health threat by 2030, the way works are on in this regard is tremendous, and the country can expect to bring an end to tuberculosis by this year.
Inaugurating the 9th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovation in Public Healthcare System in India at Puri in Odisha this morning, Mr Nadda said lots of reforms have come after the government adopted a new health policy in 2017. The Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) have reduced at double the global reduction rate, while malaria has been checked to a greater extent.
The Minister also said that his Ministry is contemplating opening daycare centres in every district of the country for cancer patients where treatment can be given within 30 days of detection. Mr Nadda informed that 90 per cent of India’s population is getting benefits of ‘ Ayushman Bharat’ yojana. He said the country’s health sector needs strong infrastructure for better health services and his Ministry is working on it.
Chief Minister of Odisha Mohan Charan Majhi, Odisha’s health minister Dr Mukesh Mahaling, senior officials of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and health secretaries of different states are attending the two-day summit.
