30 TB patients adopted by Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals as part of Pradhan Mantri Tuberculosis Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
"Apollo Hospitals has always been at the forefront of addressing health issues, especially the ones that are of national concern. Hence we are happy to associate with honourable DM South East district Ms Isha Khosla to collaboratively tackle this issue", said a spokesperson present.;
New Delhi: In an endeavour to address the challenge of management of TB in India, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals in New Delhi joined hands with honourable DM South East district Ms Isha Khosla.
Under this initiative Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals has adopted 30 patients to address and fulfill their nutritional requirements. The TB patients will be provided with complimentary food packages on a monthly basis for consecutive 6 months.
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This association is in line with the vision of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan which aims to strategically reduce the TB burden in India by 2025. This program by MoHFW has been launched to ensure effective engagement of the community in the path towards ending TB in India by implementing "Community Support to TB patients ', this is under the purview of the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) which aims to strategically reduce TB burden in India by 2025.
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