TB Mukat Bharat Abhiyan:
In order to accelerate the efforts in finding missing cases, reducing TB deaths and prevention of new cases; a geography specific approach has been designed to be implemented through this campaign. While routine programmatic activities will continue in all districts/blocks, the campaign will focus on vulnerable population in selected priority districts for increased case detection, increased coverage of nutrition interventions and increased awareness in the community towards importance of early detection and complete treatment of TB.
Goal of the campaign:
- To increase case detection through intensified IEC campaign on community awareness and screening & testing of vulnerable populations including asymptomatic individuals.
- To reduce death among people with TB by implementing a differentiated TB care approach with nutritional support interventions
- To prevent occurrence of new TB cases in the community by providing TB preventive treatment to household contacts, PLHIV & vulnerable populations.
Campaign Activities:
- Screening of Vulnerable Population such as household contacts, individuals with history of TB, diabetics, PLHIV, smokers, alcoholics, elderly (>60 years), and undernourished individuals (BMI <18.5) and Congregate Settings and Workplaces
- Testing through X-ray for all Vulnerable population including asymptomatic individuals and NAAT for upfront diagnosis of TB.
- Promptly initiation of treatment for diagnosed patients with differentiated care for high risk individuals.
- Ensure Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana benefits to all TB patients and nutrition kits for family members through Ni-kshay mitras.
- After ruling out TB provide TB preventive treatment for eligible high-risk individuals.