13 nikshay mitras felicitated for contribution to TB-free campaign
These donors, called nikshay mitra, aided TB patients at three levels by providing nutritional, diagnostic and vocational support.
During the programme at the governor's house, teams from Dehradun, Champawat and Rudraprayag districts were commended for their work in TB elimination. Emphasising state's vision to eliminate TB by this year, the governor said it was not possible through govt efforts alone but required public participation and collective resolve.
"I adopted 75 TB patients so far, of whom 62 fully recovered. If we all come forward to support the affected people, several precious lives could be saved," he said. Last year, the state recorded 29,000 TB cases, with the highest number in Dehradun (9,000), according to data from the health department.
State health minister Dhan Singh Rawat said, "We are organising a large-scale TB drive in the state from Aug 1, wherein health teams will set up TB detection camps across all wards of local bodies.
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This step will help in completely eradicating the TB burden in our state."
The honoured nikshay mitras included Dr Farukh of Himalayan Wellness Company, Poonam Kimothi of Hans Cultural Foundation, Mukesh Mohan and Pankaj Gupta from Dehradun, Dr Aarti of Sai Institute, Kalpana Bisht of Red Cross Society, Dr Ritu Gupta of Kanishk Hospital, Hemlata Bahin of Aas Sanstha, Rajiv Bijlwan of Swami Ram Himalayan University, Inder Ramola of Devbhoomi Swaraj Foundation, Dolly Dabral of Women Jijivisha Manch Dehradun, Rajneesh Goyal of Lions Club, and Mamta Thapa.
Treatment supporters honoured included community volunteers Supriya, Zoya, Kanak, and Asha workers Neeraj, Neera Kandari, Meena Kala, Ganga Bhandari, Saroj, Neeru Jain, Pooja Joshi, Shikha Arora, Nirmala Joshi and Sachi Tiwari. TB Champions, a title given to patients who recovered, were also honoured at the event.
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