Union Health Ministry inks pact with AYUSH, Defence, Railway Ministries to eliminate Tuberculosis by 2025
If we can eradicate polio-like disease from our country, then eliminating TB is not difficult at all. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, we have made a target to make India TB free by 2025-- Dr Harsh Vardhan r
New Delhi: Union Health Ministry has signed an MoU with the Ministries of Defence, Railways and AYUSH to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of State for Health Ashwini K Choubey and Minister of AYUSH Shripad Nayak.
With four lakh new cases TB reported in the country every year, the Health Ministry along with the collective efforts of other Central government bodies plans to make India TB free.
"We have aimed for -- TB Harega Aur Desh Jeetega. Today, the Health Ministry has signed MoU with three different ministries, that is, Defence, Railways, and AYUSH to fight against TB. We have made an aggressive plan to make country TB free. We have involved all stakeholders, NGOs, and other concerned agencies to combat TB," said Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan while speaking to ANI.
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