Union Health Minister addresses 35th Stop TB Partnership Board Meeting
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The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the 35th Board meeting of the Stop TB Partnership.

What is Stop TB Partnership?

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What are the key highlights from the 35th Board meeting of the Stop TB Partnership?

Adopt people with TB Initiative: The initiative is based on Indian values of collectivism. It calls upon corporations, industries, organizations, political parties & individuals to come forward and adopt TB infected people and families and provide them with nutritional and social support.

c-TB: It is a “Made in India” TB infection skin test. The test is cost-effective and will be of immense benefit to other high burden countries as well.

Source:  The post is based on the article “Union Health Minister addresses 35th Stop TB Partnership Board Meetingpublished in PIB on 19th May 2022. 


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