Step up campaign on TB elimination in correctional homes & jails, states told
The New Indian Express Vellore|January 10, 2025
WITH the aim to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from India by 2025, the Centre has written to all the states and the Union Territories to organise an intensive 100-day campaign on TB eradication in prisons and correctional institutions.
KAVITA BAJELI-DATT @ New Delhi

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) letter comes following the Centre's announcement of a 100-day TB elimination campaign to enhance detection of TB cases, reduce diagnostic delays, and improve treatment outcomes, particularly in high-risk groups.

The campaign was launched by Union health minister JP Nadda on December 7, 2024.

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