Rajasthan Wins National Award for TB Elimination on World Tuberculosis Day 2025
Aspect | Details |
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Event | National Award for TB Elimination |
Date | 24th March 2025 |
Occasion | World Tuberculosis Day |
Recipient | Rajasthan |
Awarded By | Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare |
Venue | Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi |
Campaign | TB Free Gram Panchayat Campaign |
Rajasthan's Achievement | Secured 3rd position in the country |
TB Free Gram Panchayats (2024) | 3,355 |
TB Free Gram Panchayats (2023) | 586 |
Community Supporters | More than 19,000 Nishchay Mitras |
PM's TB Free India Campaign | Initiative by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) |
Objective | Eliminate TB in India by 2025 |
Key Initiative | Ni-Kshaya Mitra Initiative |
Ni-Kshaya Mitra Role | Provide diagnostic, nutritional, and professional support |
Ni-Kshaya Digital Portal | Platform for community support |
TB Details | Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
TB Transmission | Airborne |
TB Symptoms | Cough with sputum, chest pain, weight loss, fever, night sweats |
TB Vaccine | Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) |