Shillong, March 24 -- In an unprecedented initiative, the Meghalaya government has "adopted" the approximately 4,500 tuberculosis patients in the state and has become a "universal Ni-kshay Mitra" for them as part of the 100-day Intensified TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan. The Centre launched the Ni-kshay Mitra programme in September 2022, urging individuals,
private organisations and civil society groups to "adopt" TB patients and
provide them additional nutrition and diagnostic support.
Now, Meghalaya has gone a step further and become the universal Ni-kshay Mitra for all tuberculosis patients in the state. Under its unique Comprehensive TB Care Initiative launched in December last year, the northeastern state has taken extra measures not just ...