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TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign
Recently, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the ‘TB Harega Desh Jeetega Campaign’. Consider the following statements about the campaign:
- It aims to improve and expand the reach of TB care services and making India TB-free India by 2024.
- It has three strong pillars which include clinical approach, public health component and active community participation.
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
A |
Only 1
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B |
Only 2
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C |
Both 1 and 2
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D |
Neither 1 nor 2
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
- On 25th September, 2019, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister launched the new TB Harega Desh Jeetega campaign, along with the National TB Prevalence Survey.
- Under this, new pivotal initiatives to diagnose, treat and prevent TB will be introduced, which will help in achieving the target of a TB-free India by 2025, much ahead of the global target of 2030.
- The campaign is built on three strong pillars -clinical approach, public health component and active community participation.
- Other supporting elements of the campaign comprise private sector engagement, patient support, and political and administrative commitment at all levels.
- In April 2018, the government launched the Nikshay Poshan Yojana, a direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme to provide nutritional support to TB
Tuberculosis (TB)
- It is caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) that most often affect the lungs.
- It is spread from person to person through the air. When people with lung TB cough, sneeze or spit, they propel the TB germs into the air.
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