PMC to screen over 8 lakh for TB under SSHAKTI programme
Hindustan Times Pune|December 19, 2024
AS PER OFFICIALS, THE SCREENING PROGRAMME WILL BE CONDUCTED ALONG WITH NTEP
Vicky Pathare

PUNE: Stepping up its fight towards elimination of tuberculosis (TB), the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has started the SSHAKTI programme to reduce transmission and incidence of the ailment among vulnerable population, officials said.

PMC is amongst the twelve local bodies in Maharashtra where the pilot project of SSHAKTI (Strategising and Strengthening HIV/AIDS & TB Initiative) was launched. The other local bodies include Akola, Amravati, Nagpur, Chandrapur, Bhiwandi, Dadar, and Kural amongst others. The programme was started in PMC two months back and over 50k vulnerable population has been screened, officials said.

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