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The Hindu
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Afshan Yasmeen

Community support to TB patients: Karnataka among top five States

With around 2,000 registered Ni-kshay Mitras in Karnataka, who have adopted Tuberculosis (TB) patients, Karnataka is among the top five States in the country. Overall, 29,831 Ni-kshay Mitras have been registered in the country.

The Union Health Ministry launched the “adopt a TB patient” (Ni-kshay Mitras) initiative on September 9 to fill the critical “community’’ elements into India’s fight towards the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aimed at eliminating TB by 2025. The initiative allows any individual to adopt one or more TB patients and look after their nutritional and medical needs.

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