VARANASI: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday claimed that the international delegates participating within the thirty sixth Stop TB Partnership Board assembly in Varanasi appreciated the Indian mannequin of healthcare based mostly on four-tire system.
Mandaviya mentioned 196 delegates from 40 nations obtained first-hand expertise of the Indian mannequin of healthcare. They interacted with the functionaries of TB mission together with ASHA employees, ANMs, group well being officers, Ki-kashay Mitras and sufferers.
‘India’s 4-tier healthcare sys impressed delegates’
They have been shocked to see India’s four-tier system of healthcare that features ASHA/ANM, major, secondary and tertiary companies,” the minister instructed reporters. He added that they realized that the Indian mannequin of healthcare can play a big position in elimination of TB, as this can be a new mannequin for the worldwide conflict towards TB.
Stating that the Ni-kshay Mitra Campaign helps TB sufferers to an incredible extent, Mandaviya mentioned about 12 lakh TB sufferers are notified within the nation and amongst them, 9.6 lakh have been adopted by 71,000 Ni-kshay Mitras.
The two-day Stop TB Partnership Board Meeting, which is India’s G-20 Presidency Co-branded occasion, started on Saturday, a day after PM Narendra Modi inaugurated One World TB Summit.
The assembly was attended by Nigeria Health Minister Dr Emmanuel Osagie Ethanire, Brazil Vice Minister Ethel Lenor Noia Maciel, Stop TB Partnership government director, Dr Lucica Ditiu and minister of state for Health and Family Welfare Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar, amongst others.