eighth Review Meeting on TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan Held in South Andaman

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 18 November 2025

The eighth Review Meeting below the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan for South Andaman District was held on 17 November 2025 on the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office. The assembly was chaired by Mr. Arjun Sharma, IAS, Deputy Commissioner (South Andaman).

During the assembly, the Deputy Commissioner reviewed the district’s progress in key TB elimination parameters, together with case detection, notification, remedy adherence, Ni-kshay Mitra adoption and group participation. He expressed concern over the low share of X-ray-based screening in a number of well being services and directed officers to urgently scale up the exercise. He pressured that X-ray screening is among the many handiest measures for early TB detection, particularly amongst symptomatic and high-risk teams.

The assembly was attended by the Joint Secretary (NTEP), Microbiologist, District TB Officer, Chief Medical Officer, Medical Officers in command of CHCs/PHCs/UHCs of South Andaman District, and officers and workers of the District Health Society.

The Deputy Commissioner additionally urged the general public to utilize the free X-ray screening camps being performed on the group stage on the next dates and places:

• 18 November 2025: Anganwadi Centre, Macca Pahad; AAM Hope Town; AAM Shore Point

• 19 November 2025: Community Hall, Lal Pahad; Anganwadi Centre, Brookshabad-1

Reaffirming the Administration’s dedication to reaching a TB-free South Andaman on the earliest, Mr. Arjun Sharma known as on well being officers, Ni-kshay Mitras, stakeholders and the group to work collectively with renewed dedication towards this nationwide objective. (Story Based on PR)