Purpose
To strengthen community participation in the national mission of PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan by supporting
TB patients through awareness, motivation, and nutritional care. The purpose is to bridge gaps in treatment
adherence and social support so that patient’s complete therapy successfully and stigma around TB is
reduced.
To contribute to India’s vision of TB elimination by improving treatment outcomes and quality of life for TB
patients in targeted geographies like Kuchai block, through sustained awareness and nutrition support under
the Ni-kshay Mitra initiative.
Objectives
Awareness: To conduct campaigns to educate TB patients and their families on treatment adherence,
side-effect management, infection control, and the importance of completing the full course of medication.
Nutritional Support: To provide monthly “Nutrition Kits” to notified TB patients to address
malnutrition, improve immunity, and reduce treatment dropouts.
Health System Strengthening: To motivate and support frontline health workers, ASHAs/Saphiya’s and
ANMs to improve case follow-up, counselling, and community mobilization for PM TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan.
Stigma Reduction: To sensitize communities to remove myths around TB and encourage early
reporting, testing, and social support for patients.
Key Activities
- Awareness campaign for sensitizing TB patients regarding their treatment.
- Covered Kuchai block by providing “Nutrition Kit” to TB patients.
- Motivate front line health worker for TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan
Live touched and area covered
150 persons (TB patients) supported with 900 Nutritional Kits, covering 99 villages of
Kuchai Block, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand.