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Panchayats in Jharkhand Declared TB Free

Panchayats in Jharkhand Declared TB Free
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Panchayats in Jharkhand Declared TB Free

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Event38 Panchayats in Jharkhand declared TB-free
ProgramNational Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP)
Declared ByState Tuberculosis Cell Jharkhand and REACH
Target Year2025
Key InitiativesPradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Adult BCG vaccination program
TB DetailsCaused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, commonly affects lungs, treatable and curable
TransmissionAirborne, spread through cough, sneeze, or spit
SymptomsCough with sputum and blood, chest pains, weakness, weight loss, fever, night sweats
VaccineBacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat AbhiyanMinistry of Health and Family Welfare initiative
ObjectivesImprove treatment outcomes, community involvement, leverage CSR activities

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