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| Javed launches ‘Akshaya project’ to control TB | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 21: Minister of State for Health and Medical Education department, Javed Ahmed Dar, today launched the Akshaya project organised by JK voluntary health and development association (JK VHADA) at Srinagar for eradication of tuberculosis disease from the state. The function was organised in collaboration with civil administration Srinagar.
Health minister directed the NGO’s and health officials to pace up their work in rooting out the disease. The minister said “Mechanisms should be adopted to create mass awareness at grass root levels to control TB by holding seminars in public places like schools and colleges.” The minister also said that the government is Eveready to play a greater role for helping the organisations in their fight against TB.
Welcoming the chief Guest and other participants A M MIR said “TB has been thriving in Kashmir division since many decades despite the efforts of state and central government to check it”. He added that the RNTCP programme introduced in the country has shown fairly good results and our state has also benefitted by establishing 25 TB control units, 1325 Dot centres and 1640 Dot providers.
He further said that under Axshaya project the association will strengthen civil society involvement in TB care and control. The minister later on released a book on TB control “taph dage ki behthareen dekbaal.” Earlier the Minister also met delegations, in civil secretariat, from various districts and gave patient hearing to their issues and grievances. He assured them that their genuine grievances would be addressed on priority.
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