Tribal Affairs, Health and Family Welfare Ministries screen over one crore persons under Aashwasan Campaign
Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, under its Aashwasan Campaign, has screened over one crore persons in over 68,000 villages. The Aashwasan Campaign started in January this year in Nandurbar District, Maharashtra for active case finding for TB in 174 tribal districts of India, under the ambit of the Tribal TB Initiative.
Recently, a national conclave was held at the National Tribal Research Institute (NTRI), New Delhi to disseminate the learnings of the 100-day Aashwasan Campaign under ‘Tribal TB Initiative’. Addressing the event, Joint Secretary Ministry of Tribal Affairs Dr. Navaljit Kapoor said that the Aashwasan Campaign brought together about two lakh community influencers, including tribal leaders, tribal healers, PRI members, SHGs and youth in the tribal areas.
He added that data indicates that the tribal communities are more vulnerable to respiratory diseases and TB, compared to other population groups. As a way forward, to mark 75 years’ of India’s Independence, 75 high burden tribal districts have been selected for focused interventions in the coming months.
