Bhopal, March 31 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Governor Mangubhai Patel, on Tuesday, asserted that the efforts to eliminate Sickle Cell Anaemia and TB (tuberculosis) from the state should be given highest priority. He directed that during the camps for sickle cell eradication programmes in tribal regions, the general public should be told that the entire treatment process is covered under the Ayushman Bharat scheme.The Governor made these assertions addressing a review meeting of Public Health and Famil…
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Gandhinagar, March 23 (IANS) Gujarat has achieved 94 per cent of its tuberculosis (TB) detection target set by NITI Aayog and recorded a clinical recovery rate of 91.74 per cent, according to data released by the state health department ahead of World TB Day. Highlighting its progress in the National TB Elimination Campaign, officials said that the state identified and registered 1,31,801 tuberculosis patients in 2025 against a target of 1,40,000.Of these, 1,25,301 patients were placed under act…
Somnath, Feb 17 (IANS) Gir Somnath district in Gujarat has emerged as a key focus area in the state government’s intensified campaign to eliminate tuberculosis (TB), with health teams carrying out door-to-door screening and expanding diagnostic facilities across talukas. The initiative is being implemented under the state government’s ‘Bhagirath Abhiyan’, supported by the Centre, as part of the wider national goal of a TB-free India.Officials said teams of health workers, ASHA work…