In a bid to realise the goal of a \u2018TB Mukt Bharat\u2019 envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has launched the \u2018Tribal TB Initiative\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Guidance Note on Joint Action Plan for Tuberculosis (TB) Elimination, a Special Edition of Tribal Ministry\u2019s Publication \u2018ALEKH\u2019 on TB, and a document on Tribal Tuberculosis (TB) Initiative was also released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 104 million tribal population lives in India, across 705 tribes, accounting for 8.6 % of the country\u2019s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
177 tribal districts were identified as high priority districts where physical remoteness, malnutrition, poor living conditions and lack of awareness contribute to the vulnerability of the tribal population to TB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Initially, the activities of the joint plan will be focusing on 161 districts across 18 identified States. This would involve periodic TB active case finding drives and provision of TB Preventive Therapy (IPT) to identified vulnerable population and develop long term mechanisms for vulnerability reduction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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