Need More private participation in TB Programme: Nadda
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Union Health Minister J P Nadda batted for restructuring of the Tuberculosis programme by involving more private players, even as he blamed state governments for "ineffective" spending of funds allocated to them by the Centre to tackle the disease.
"We have seen several ups and down in this project. If we look at the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCPP) the support and focus was there. We evolved, but did not involve private players.
"We need a more exhaustive, a more detailed programme. We need some restructuring to make it more meaningful. We keep on doing things, but we also see the problem moving with us at the same time," Nadda said.
He also sought to dispel the notion that the Centre has slashed the budget for his ministry and said the Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has got Rs 1,500 crore more than what was allotted last year.
"We have seen several ups and down in this project. If we look at the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCPP) the support and focus was there. We evolved, but did not involve private players.
"We need a more exhaustive, a more detailed programme. We need some restructuring to make it more meaningful. We keep on doing things, but we also see the problem moving with us at the same time," Nadda said.
He also sought to dispel the notion that the Centre has slashed the budget for his ministry and said the Ministry for Health and Family Welfare has got Rs 1,500 crore more than what was allotted last year.
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