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Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Friday addresses Platinum Jubilee of NATCON. (Image Courtesy: Union Health Ministry)
Harsh Vardhan addresses 75th national conference of tuberculosis and chest diseases ANI | Updated: Dec 19, 2020 01:19 IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family WelfareHarsh Vardhan on Friday digitally addressed the Platinum Jubilee of the National Conference of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases (NATCON).
He underlined the importance of multi-stakeholder coordination, prevention and patient-centric quality care in making giant strides towards a TB Free India , an official release said.
He congratulated all members of the Tuberculosis Association of India for eight decades of selfless work since the organization was established in 1939.
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Recently, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan acknowledged the impact of COVID-19 on the fight against tuberculosis. He said: “The deadly virus has derailed our painstaking efforts of many decades and diverted scientific attention from many infectious killer diseases like TB.” The minister is right. COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in a 30 per cent decline in tuberculosis diagnosis and reporting, according to government figures. Researchers estimate that over the next five years, an additional 1.19 million TB cases and 3,61,000 TB deaths may occur in India.
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