<span style="color: #222222;">Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched 'TB HAREGA DESH JEETEGA' campaign in New Delhi today.<br />'' <br />'' Speaking on the occasion, &nbsp;Dr Harsh Vardhan said that India is committed to eradicate TB before 2025. He said that one-third of the people in the world have TB bacteria, and 10 per cent of them can become a victim of TB at any time.<br />'' <br />'' Minister said that he has written letters to all MPs to defeat TB. He said that public representatives can play an important role in defeating TB.<br />'' <br />'' Dr. Harshvardhan further said that people who have been cured of TB will be made campaign ambassadors.<br />'' <br />'' Minister said his government is providing free TB medicines not only to the patients of government hospitals but also to patients arriving in private hospitals.<br />'' <br />'' On this occasion, the Health Minister launched a van equipped with state-of-the-art testing facilities for the prevalence survey of TB with a sample size of 5 lakhs. &nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' 25 such vans will go to 625 clusters of the country and check for TB. This sample survey is to be completed by 2020.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | September 25, 2019 8:58 PM
India committed to eradicate TB before 2025: Health Minister