Centre conducts door-to-door screening for TB in over 68,000 villages under Aashwasan campaign
The Ministry of Tribal Affairs and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, under its Aashwasan Campaign screened over one crore persons in over 68,000 villages.
The Aashwasan Campaign started in January this year in Nandurbar District of Maharashtra for finding active case for Tuberculosis in 174 tribal districts of India, under the ambit of the Tribal TB Initiative. Recently, a national conclave was held at the National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI) in New Delhi to disseminate the learnings of the 100-day Aashwasan Campaign under ‘Tribal TB Initiative’.
Addressing the event, Joint Secretary Ministry of Tribal Affairs Dr. Navaljit Kapoor said, the Aashwasan Campaign brought together about two lakh community influencers, including tribal leaders, tribal healers, Self Help Groups and youth in the tribal areas.
He added that data indicates that the tribal communities are more vulnerable to respiratory diseases and TB, compared to other population groups. As a way forward, to mark 75 years’ of India’s Independence, 75 high-burden tribal districts have been selected for focused interventions in the coming months.
