Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan launched

Context

The President launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.

Targets

Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan aims to eliminate tuberculosis from India by 2025.
The Prime Minister has given a distinctive call to end TB in India, giving years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of 2030.

The Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan has been envisioned to bring together all community stakeholders to support those on TB treatment and accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination.
Ni-kshay Mitra initiative: The Ni-kshay Mitra initiative is also launched, which forms a vital component of the Abhiyaan.
Ni-kshay Mitra portal: The Ni-kshay Mitra portal provides a platform for donors to provide various forms of support to those undergoing TB treatment. The three pronged support includes
- Nutritional
- additional diagnostic
- vocational support
Ni-kshay Mitras: The donors, called Ni-kshay Mitras, could be a wide range of stakeholders from elected representatives, political parties, to corporates, NGOs, and individuals.

As per Global TB Report of 2021, India is the leading contributor, accounting for 24% of the 10 nations’ combined 74% share of the global gap between estimated TB incidence and the number of newly diagnosed cases that are reported.
India appears on all three of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global lists of nations with
- high rates of tuberculosis (TB)
- HIV-associated TB
- multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB

It is a contagious infection that usually attacks your lungs.
It can also spread to other parts of the body such as the brain and spine.
It is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
It can spread from person to person through microscopic droplets released into the air.