District North and Middle Andaman Awarded Gold Medal for Attaining 60% Discount in Tuberculosis

Tarun Karthick

Port Blair, twenty fifth March 2023

During the ‘One World TB Summit’ held in Varanasi on twenty fourth March 2023, to commemorate the World TB Day 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, GoI has awarded Gold Medal with Certificate for attaining greater than 60% discount in Tuberculosis incidence within the progress in direction of Tuberculosis Free Status to District of North & Middle Andaman, A & N Islands. The GoI has set the goal of TB elimination by 2025 for which one of many criterion is discount within the TB incidence by 80% when in comparison with the TB incidence within the yr 2015. The Central TB Division, MoHFW has began a novel initiative to evaluate the progress of various Districts/States in direction of attaining TB Free standing.

The Districts/States attaining greater than 20%, 40% and 60% discount within the TB incidence are eligible for the award of Bronze, Silver and Gold Medal classes respectively.

The Districts/ States attaining 80% discount in TB incidence when in comparison with the yr 2015 are declared TB Free.

Along with felicitation on the nationwide stage, districts that register a 20% decline win Rs 200000 and a Bronze medal, these with 40% reductions obtain Rs 300000 and a Silver medal, Rs 500000 and a Gold medal  is awarded for 60% discount, and Rs 1 Million and TB Free Certificate  is awarded for an 80% or extra decline as in comparison with baseline of the yr 2015, a press launch from NTEP mentioned.