Health ministry to launch 'Adopt a TB patient' programme on PM Modi’s birthday
India Today
A nationwide blood donation camp spanning over two weeks will also be launched on September 17.
The health ministry is planning to launch two health programmes--one of which is the process of adopting tuberculosis patients--on September 17 on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, top sources in the health ministry told India Today on Monday.
The other programme is a nationwide blood donation camp called “Rakhtdaan Amrit Mahotsav” that will span from September 17 to October 2.
“Our aim is to eradicate TB by 2025. We are also starting the process of adopting TB patients. Every district will likely have 150-200 TB patients, who will be provided nutrition kits. We are also planning on reaching out to people to adopt TB patients,” said sources in the health ministry.
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Nikshay Mitra is a government project that enables people to adopt tuberculosis patients and take care of their nutritional and medical requirements.
The duration of the support can span from one to three years, depending on the duration of the treatment of the patient. There are three types of support that Ni-kshay Mitras can provide--nutritional, diagnostic, vocational and additional nutritional supplements.
To become a Ni-kshay Mitra, one needs to visit the website communitysupport.nikshay.in. and find out the state, district, block and peripheral health institution for donation.
