Nutritional food basket distributed to IB patients
Source: Chronicle News Service
Thoubal, September 19 2024:
Under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, Nikshay Mitra distributed Nutritional Food Basket at the Conference of Thoubal DC's office complex, here, on Thursday.
As a part of the distributed programme organised by District Health Society, Thoubal National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) DTC, nutritional supplements were provided to five tuberculosis (TB) patients, who had given consent for adoption under the Nikshay Mitra scheme, In his address, Thoubal deputy commissioner Ahanthem Subhash said free nutritional supplements are being distributed by Nikshay Mitra under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan to ensure TB patients not only avail medicines but also receive nutritional support during the treatment period.
Mentioning that TB patients who have given consent for adoption under the scheme are given nutritional food every month till their complete recovery from the disease, he informed that out of the five patients, who were provided the food supplements, two have been adopted by him, while Thoubal CMO Dr Y Nokul, TB officer Dr Y Shameen and district coordinator Thongam Stephee adopted one patient each.
Subhash called upon all concerned to ensure that TB disease is eradicated from the state, and appealed to public, PRIs and municipal council members of the district to adopt TB patients under the said scheme.
The distribution programme was also attended by Thoubal assistant commissioner Arbind Hanglem, CMO Dr Nokul, TB officer Dr Shameen and district coordinator Stephee.