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patients will be completed next improvement within a year just
month and the rest are also because of them.
recovering fast. The biggest idea behind
The steps, taken by the Ni-kshay Mitra was to create a
Government, to eradicate TB sense of belongingness through
have yielded positive impacts. community participation. Ni-
I myself have been associated kshay Mitra was introduced
with this campaign since long. with an aim to eradicate the
I go to villages. I talk about it contemptuous and negative
in cities. And the best thing thinking associated with this
that I find is that children are disease by lending helping
also becoming TB champions. hands and creating friendly
Along with elders, children who atmosphere. This is itself a
successfully battled against half the victory as it makes
TB provide useful inputs in identification of symptoms,
their respective areas. When diagnosis and treatment a lot
an initiative is owned by easier and keeps a patient’s
the countrymen a sense of spirit up during the prolonged
responsibility sinks in and people treatment.
participate enthusiastically. This India is a vast country.
fills them with a sense of pride Around 80 per cent of its people
and peace of mind that they live in villages. Its population
are helping people who are is also very large. Keeping its
genuinely in need. Ni-kshay Mitra geographical and economic
is a very useful campaign and challenges in mind, tracking and
30 per cent patients experience lending help to TB patients of

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