Correct Answer : Meghalaya
The Meghalaya government, which has adopted a ‘jan andolan’ (people’s movement) against Tuberculosis, on Friday(9th Dec 2022) received an award for best practices in controlling the disease that affects 2.6 million people in India every year..
* The award for Best Practice in Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilisation(ACSM) in Tuberculosis control was presented to representatives of the health department at a national workshop, aimed at ending TB infections, in the national capital.
* Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma took to Twitter to congratulate the team that led the relentless drive in the state.
* “Meghalaya was awarded for Best Practice in Advocacy, Communication and Social Mobilization in Tuberculosis control at the National Workshop on ACSM to end TB in India,” he stated.
* Despite the pandemic impacting service delivery and TB notifications, innovative mitigation strategies were deployed to ensure that notifications were back to pre-pandemic levels, State TB Officer M Mawrie told PTI.
* The state registered 4,189 TB cases in 2021 while in the first quarter of 2022, around 1,075 patients have been enrolled for treatment, the officer said.
* Prime Minister Narendra Modi had put a national target to eliminate the disease that affects over 26 lakh Indians each year by 2025, five years ahead of WHO’s Sustainable Development Goals, the officer said.
* A
National Strategic Plan for
TB Elimination (2017-25) has also been launched reorienting the programme’s focus to ensure greater community engagement..
Source : The Print
