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Updated: Mar 25, 2023 10:16 IST

Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 25 (ANI): In a significant increase in the direction of dedication to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) within the State, the Health & Family Welfare Department, Assam was conferred the nationwide award for a discount in TB instances in two districts underneath the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Govt of India.
The award was conferred on the One World TB Summit held at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bongaigaon District was awarded Silver for a 40 per cent discount in TB instances whereas Kokrajhar District was awarded Bronze for a 20 per cent discount in TB instances respectively within the Sub National Certification for the yr 2023.

Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister of State for Health & Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, Member (Health), NITI Aayog, Dr V K Paul, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, amongst others have been current within the occasion.
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria attended the occasion via digital mode from Raj Bhavan and Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta, Avinash Joshi, Principal Secretary of Health, Bornali Sharma, Secretary of Health, Dr Neel Madhab Das, Director of Health Services, Assam attended via the digital mode from Janata Bhawan, Dispur.
Dr M S Lakshmi Priya, Mission Director, National Health Mission Assam, Dr Avijit Basu, Joint Director (TB) cum State TB Officer Assam together with different delegates from State WHO was current on the momentous occasion at Varanasi.
Reportedly, the previous Governor of Assam, Prof. Jagadish Mukhi had adopted 10 TB sufferers, the Assam Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma had adopted 5 TB sufferers and the Health Minister of Assam Keshab Mahanta had adopted 4 TB sufferers as a part of the Nikshay Mitra Campaign underneath the aegis of Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (PMTBMBA).
“The Assam state health department has been relentlessly working towards the elimination of TB in the State. It is noteworthy here that the State had diagnosed a total of 47,926 TB Patients in the year 2022 with an 88 per cent success rate”, knowledgeable the officers. (ANI)