The goal of eliminating TB by 2025 reflects commitment of PM Modi: MoS Health S P Singh Baghel
Minister of State for Health Prof. S P Singh Baghel addressed the Innovative TB Health Technologies Workshop of the Indian Council of Medical Research in New Delhi today.
The aim of the two-day workshop is to encourage innovative health technologies for TB to be assessed and enable their adoption in the End TB programme.
The workshop will also provide a sharing platform for TB innovation health technologies which were displayed in the Stop TB Summit held in Varanasi.
Prof Singh stated that the goal of eliminating TB by 2025 reflected the political will and commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He noted that there is a substantial decline in TB cases and notifications in India in the last few years.
Underscoring that innovation is key to the success of the mission, he urged the innovators to produce quality products that can be deployed at scale.
