A & N Islands Ranked First Amongst UTs in TB Score (India TB Report 2023)

Rohit Kumar

Port Blair, 29 March 2023

A & N Islands has been ranked first among the many Union Territories by the MoHFW, GoI primarily based on the TB Score, within the India TB report 2023 launched on the event of the World TB Day 2023. TB Score is a composite rating calculated from a particular record of 9 key efficiency indicators, for steady monitoring of the programmatic efficiency in any respect ranges underneath National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP).

The main efficiency indicators to calculate the TB Score contains notification of TB sufferers from Public and Private Sectors, HIV standing of TB sufferers, therapy success price and variety of TB sufferers paid underneath Nikshay Poshan Yojana.

The UT of A&N Islands have achieved the goal set by MoHFW for prognosis and notification of TB sufferers each in the private and non-private sector within the yr 2022. A complete of 534 TB sufferers have been notified as in opposition to a goal 530 fastened by MoHFW.

The HIV standing was examined for 96% of the notified circumstances through the interval. The UT had a therapy success price of 87% and an quantity of Rs. 12,36,500/- was straight transferred to the checking account of the TB sufferers through the interval underneath Nikshay Poshan Yojana.

This achievement was doable as a result of visionary management supplied by the Hon’ble Lt. Governor of A&N Islands, who took a eager curiosity to help the TB sufferers and ensured that the appropriate steps are taken for elimination of TB from the Islands. This is a proud second for all the A & N Islands and the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP) workforce. NTEP underneath the aegis of the National Health Mission (NHM) has progressed tremendously over the previous few years owing to the undeterred focus of the A & N Administration in direction of eliminating TB by 2025 in Andaman & Nicobar Islands underneath the steering and supervision of the Chief Secretary, Commissioner-cum-Secretary Health and Secretary Health.

The unrelenting efforts and dedication of Doctors, Community Health Officers, ANMs, ASHA, all front-line warriors, the Private Health Sector and most significantly lively participation of the General Public/NGOs as Ni-Kshay Mitras on this Jan Andolan in opposition to TB was instrumental in reaching the feat. It is crucial that each one the stakeholders ought to proceed their efforts with the identical dedication and vigour to realize the aim of TB elimination by 2025.