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Information & Communication whole-of-Government efforts,
Technology systems and the Ni-kshay Mitra programme
Internet-of-Things platforms are serves as a powerful testament
being developed for improved to the strength and compassion
programme management, of the Indian people. It
treatment monitoring, and showcases the spirit of unity and
disease surveillance. community engagement in the
Committed to its motto fight against TB, transcending
of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’, barriers and redefining societal
the Government also enlisted norms.
people’s participation through In the recent ‘Mann ki Baat’,
the ‘Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Bharat Abhiyaan’ where the highlighted that over 10 lakh TB-
community is encouraged to patients have been adopted by
adopt TB patients and support over 85,000 Ni-kshay Mitras, for
them with nutritional support, which even children have come
nutritional supplements, forward. He also applauded the
additional investigations, mobilization of resources and
and vocational support as a the involvement of Sarpanchs
Ni-kshay Mitra. with this initiative for uprooting
Today, Ni-kshay Mitras are TB from Indian villages where
redefining and de-stigmatising they face a disproportionate
TB by waging a collective fight burden of tuberculosis. Financial
against the disease. Ensuring help to the TB patients under the
that the whole-of-society Ni-kshay Mitra campaign has
approach supplements the reached up to one thousand
crore rupees.

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