Rajasthan Aims to Eliminate TB by 2025, Launches Comprehensive Campaign
| Key Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Initiative | TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (TB-Free India Campaign) |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Objective | Eliminate TB by March 24, 2025, strengthen identification, treatment, and prevention. |
| Key Figures | - Chief Minister: Shri Bhajanlal Sharma |
| - Principal Secretary, Health: Smt. Gayatri Rathore | |
| - Mission Director: Dr. Bharati Dixit | |
| Key Indicators | - TB case investigation (>30 per 1,000 population) |
| - TB notification rate (<1 per 1,000 population) | |
| - Treatment success rate (85% target) | |
| - Drug susceptibility testing (60% patients) | |
| - Nikshay Poshan Yojana benefit (100% target) | |
| - Nikshay Mitra nutrition kit distribution (100% target) | |
| Implementation | - Divisional Commissioners to lead district-level orientation |
| - Involvement of CEOs, CMOs, District TB Officers, and health workers | |
| Activities | - Community participation, IEC activities, TB patient identification |
| - Nikshay Poshan Yojana, Nikshay Mitra, tobacco control | |
| - School competitions, media campaigns, community awareness | |
| Target | Make Rajasthan TB-free by linking every Gram Panchayat to the campaign |