PM Modi to inaugurate Delhi End TB Summit today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Delhi End TB Summit in New Delhi today. The summit is being co-hosted by the Health Ministry, WHO South East Asia Regional Office and Stop TB Partnership. 

Mr Modi will also launch Tuberculosis Free India Campaign. The campaign will take the activities of National Strategic Plan (NSP) for TB elimination forward in a mission mode. 

The NSP is backed by a funding of over 12,000 crore rupees over the next three years to ensure that every TB patient has access to



quality diagnosis, treatment and support. 

The new NSP adopts a multi-pronged approach which aims to Detect all TB patients, with an emphasis on reaching TB patients seeking care from private providers and undiagnosed TB in high-risk populations.

The Prime Minister's vision to end TB by 2025, five years ahead of the Sustainable Development Goals has galvanised the efforts of the Revised National Tuberculosis Program, which has treated over 2 crore patients since its inception in 1997.