Over 35,000 tuberculosis patients will be adopted by CII as part of the effort to end TB.

  • Sept. 17, 2022, 12:51 p.m.

September 17 (ANI): New Delhi (India):In line with the Prime Minister's vision for the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has decided to adopt over 35,000 tuberculosis (TB) patients by providing nutritional support.

The CII is working closely with the Central TB Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to support the government's endeavour to eradicate TB from India by 2025 through our "TB Free Workplaces Campaign" initiative.

In this regard, CII signed an MoU with the Central TB Division in 2020, to catalyse private sector participation and involvement in this critical mission. Towards this aspirational challenge, CII has deliberated with the Health Minister and the Health Secretary on the strategic and best way forward.

CII has organised several multi-stakeholder roundtable discussions with its corporate members; developed a TB Free Workplaces best practises compendium; and developed a teaching app on TB to sensitise workforces and guide them to their nearest available government TB testing centres while protecting individual identification. In line with the Prime Minister's vision for the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, CII has catalysed Corporate India to adopt over 35000 TB patients, providing nutritional support as part of the @TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan, committing well over INR 25 crores and counting.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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