Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 7-
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini while speaking at the launch programme of the countrywide intensified 100 Day TB elimination campaign held at Panchkula on Saturday said that the government is working on “4Ts” to eliminate TB which are Test, Track, Treat and Technology. He said that intensified testing in the last 10 years has led to the identification of new TB cases and treatment of which is being given free of cost.
The Chief Minister urged the people to upload the data of every new TB case in the Ni-kshay portal which also provides timely updates to TB patients. He said that the state government is working with NGOs and civil society to further bolster its TB elimination efforts.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also expressed gratitude to PM Narendra Modi and Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, JP Nadda for choosing Haryana to kickstart the intensified 100-day TB campaign. He assured that Haryana would strive to play a prominent role in the fight against TB in India.
He said that under the leadership of PM, India started working against TB with a new mindset and approach after 2014, which is unprecedented.