Health Crew Conducts TB Screening Outreach in Distant Villages of  Nice Nicobar and Little Nicobar

Sri Vijaya Puram | May 18, 2026

As a part of the continued 100 Days Campaign beneath the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Ayushman Arogya Shivir outreach actions had been performed from May 13 to fifteen in a number of distant and hard-to-reach areas of the Nicobar district, together with Afra Bay and Pillolou Village in Little Nicobar Island, Chingen Village, Shastri Nagar (35 km), and GREF Camp.

The outreach programmes focused susceptible populations residing in remoted areas, with well being groups travelling by boat, dinghy and hoodi to make sure healthcare companies reached beneficiaries. The actions had been carried out within the presence of Village Captains.

The well being staff comprised Dr. Rajeshwari, Medical Officer (Ayurveda), Mr. Ramesh Rao, District Programme Coordinator, Mr. S. Lokanathan, PMDT Coordinator, Ms. Reba Rani Sarkar, LHV, Ms. Ritu, ANM, and Ms. Ireena, ASHA employee.

During the marketing campaign, chest X-ray screening utilizing a handheld X-ray machine was performed for early detection of Tuberculosis (TB) amongst susceptible teams. A complete of 109 people had been screened throughout the outreach actions.

The programme was performed beneath the steerage of Dr. Juliet James, Medical Officer In-Charge of PHC Campbell Bay.

The initiative displays the Health Department’s continued dedication in the direction of guaranteeing accessible healthcare companies and strengthening energetic TB case detection amongst distant and underserved communities within the Nicobar district.