Aizawl, Aug. 6 -- Mizoram Governor General (Dr) Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd) today attended the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan programme at Raj Bhavan, where he led a felicitation ceremony to honour Nikshay Mitras for their role in providing nutritional support to tuberculosis (TB) patients under the Food Basket Support initiative.
The event also featured the distribution of essential food baskets to TB patients. Health & Family Welfare Minister Lalrinpuii was present at the occasion.
In his address, Governor Singh reiterated India's ambitious target of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, five years ahead of the global target.
He stressed the urgency of intensified collective efforts, not just from the Health Department but from all ...