The directorate of state rural development and panchayat raj office has written to all zilla parishad and panchayats directing the effective implementation of the campaign and making budget allocation for the same
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I am glad to read that “Guyana is on track to end TB by 2030.” This is ‘big’ news. Tuberculosis, or as we say, TB, worldwide, was pushed aside, because of the COVID crisis, which is still not fully over. The statistics show that COVID-19 has in fact reversed progress made in the fight against TB by over a decade. This was the natural result that defaulted from the necessary input and emphasis on the COVID pandemic, and thus, access to essential TB prevention and care services in 2020 was severely affected. Overall, globally, in 2020, an estimated 9.9 million people were ill with TB, and an estimated 1.5 million people died from TB, including 214,000 among persons living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
Speaking at the international seminar 'One World TB Summit' held at the Rudraksha Convention Center on World TB Day, CM Yogi Adityanath stated, "The state government has so far paid Rs 422 crore through DBT for nutritional assistance to the state's TB patients. We are committed to keeping the 25 crore population of UP healthy."