Gujarat sees 34 pc reduction in TB patient numbers, 37 pc drop in mortality rate in 2023

Gandhinagar, Jul 11 (PTI) The Gujarat government on Friday said the state witnessed 34 per cent reduction in the number of new tuberculosis patients and 37 per cent reduction in mortality rate in 2023 when compared to 2015.

A release said Governor Acharya Devvrat held a meeting with senior officials of the Health and Family Welfare Department at Raj Bhavan in the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and conducted a comprehensive review of the work being done under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.

"In Gujarat, the number of new TB patients in 2023 has decreased by 34 per cent and deaths by 37 per cent compared to 2015. For this, the Union government has given Gujarat first place in the 'States with Most Improvement' category" officials told the governor," the release said.

"The governor requested the officials to work as a movement to make Gujarat completely TB free. He said officials should not be lax in the work of TB control. He asked them to work seriously to achieve the target and to spread more awareness among the people about TB. CM Patel asked officials to do planned work for the eradication of TB," the release informed.

"So far this year, 65,471 TB patients have been registered. As many as 60,199 nutrition kits have been distributed by 10,910 Nikshay Mitros in the state this year," it said.

The meeting in Raj Bhavan was attended by Principal Secretary of the Health Department Dhananjay Dwivedi, Principal Secretary to the Governor Ashok Sharma, Secretary to the Chief Minister Vikrant Pandey and Urban Health Director Harshad Patel. PTI PD BNM