Lucknow, Nov. 24 -- " Stronger coordination and community involvement at the Panchayat level are vital to achieving a TB-free India," stressed Amit Kumar Ghosh, Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Health & Family Welfare), Uttar Pradesh.

The ACS was speaking in a two-day regional workshop aimed at accelerating the TB-Free India campaign in northern states which commenced here on Monday, bringing together health and Panchayati Raj officials from across the region.

The event has been jointly organised by the Central TB Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, and the Uttar Pradesh Department of Medical Health and Family Welfare.

Representatives from Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab...