MS Swaminathan felicitated for work on TB elimination
Since the organisation’s inception in 1998, prof Swaminathan has instilled the need for a more holistic approach to TB by engaging communities and the private sector.
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CHENNAI: MS Swaminathan, eminent agriculturist and former Rajya Sabha member was felicitated by REACH, a Chennai-based NGO working on Tuberculosis, for his contribution towards TB elimination, on Friday. He was felicitated at a virtual event to celebrate his vision and leadership as a Founding Chair of the organisation.
Since the organisation’s inception in 1998, prof Swaminathan has instilled the need for a more holistic approach to TB by engaging communities and the private sector. “The three steps to tackle an issue as crucial as TB is to first identify the problem, then understand the nature of the issue and thirdly, to mobilise and organise people to work together towards TB elimination,”
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