Why is it in the news?
- The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare commemorated the World TB Day with a function to mark the occasion, and reiterated the commitment to eliminating TB in the country by 2025.
More in the news
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The ministry stressed on the importance of more sensitive and responsive doctors, paramedics, frontline health workers and community partners, while dealing with TB patients.
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Various presentations made at the event highlighted the key changes introduced in the policy landscape of TB in the country.
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India is now closest ever to covering all TB cases with 21.5 lakh new TB patients notified in 2018.
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Universal drug susceptibility testing has been rolled out, shorter and newer treatment regimen has been expanded countrywide.
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India is moving towards an injection free regimen.
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The Nikshay Poshan Yojana:
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced the scheme for incentives for nutritional support to TB patients.
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All TB patients notified on or after 1st April 2018 including all existing TB patients under treatment are eligible to receive incentives.
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The patient must be registered
otified on the NIKSHAY portal. -
The scheme is supervised by Health and familiy welfare department.
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It will come under National Health Mission.
Source
PIB