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NEW DELHI: To address the tribal health challenges in India, the Centre on Wednesday launched a first of its kind multi-stakeholder ‘Tribal Health Collaborative (THC)’ committed to ending preventable deaths in the tribal communities.
Starting with 50 tribal aspirational districts THC would help to accelerate TB activities and achieve India’s target of TB Elimination by 2025 through the launch of “Jan Andolan for TB” along with focus on addressing key determinants like alcohol dependence and under-nutrition in tribal areas.
Over a 10-year period, the work of the THC will be extended to 177 tribal Districts as recognised by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Called “Anamaya”, the THC is an initiative of the ministry of tribal affairs supported by Piramal Foundation and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launches tribal health collaborative Anamaya ANI | Updated: Apr 08, 2021 00:11 IST
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Union Health MinisterHarsh Vardhan on Wednesday launched the Tribal Health Collaborative Anamaya through a video conference.
According to a statement issued by the Union Health Ministry, the multi-stakeholder initiative Anamaya will converge efforts of various government agencies and organisations to enhance the health and nutrition status of the tribal communities of India.
Lauding the efforts of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs towards ensuring holistic health for the tribal communities and the recent joint effort undertaken to target Tuberculosis, Harsh Vardhan said, In the past one year, several efforts have been made by the Health Ministry to jointly address the health gaps of the tribal communities with the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Recently, the Tribal TB Initiative was launched by bo
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