Ficci commits to adopt 100,000 patients under TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci) on Tuesday committed to adopting 100,000 TB Patients under the Tuberculosis Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.

President Droupadi Murmu launched the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan on September 9. The scheme aims to bring together all community stakeholders to accelerate the country’s progress towards TB elimination.

The President also launched the Nikshay Mitra initiative, whose portal has a platform for donors to provide various forms of support to those undergoing TB treatment--nutritional, additional diagnostic, and vocational support. The donors, called Nikshay Mitras, could be a wide range of stakeholders, including corporate