Union Health Minister addresses 35th Stop TB Partnership Board Meeting

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What is the News?

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

What is Stop TB Partnership?

Click Here to read about it

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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