Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo)
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the decline in TB incidence is an outcome of India's dedicated and innovative efforts and asserted that "we will keep working towards a TB-free India" through a collective spirit.
Quoting a post of Union health minister J.P. Nadda on X, Mr Modi said, “Commendable progress! The decline in TB incidence is an outcome of India’s dedicated and innovative efforts. Through a collective spirit, we will keep working towards a TB-free India.”
Mr Nadda had on Saturday posted that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognised India's "remarkable" progress, with a 17.7 per cent decline in TB incidence from 2015 to 2023, a rate more than double the global decline of 8.3 per cent.
The Union health minister had posted: “Under the visionary leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji, our government has expanded and strengthened the National TB Elimination Programme by taking key initiatives such as the Ni-Kshay Poshan Yojana to provide essential nutritional support to TB patients and the introduction of the BPALM regimen, a novel treatment for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis."
“I also acknowledge the tireless efforts of the health ministry's dedicated healthcare workers, whose unwavering commitment and hard work play a crucial role in this fight against tuberculosis," Mr Nadda added.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle )
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